gumboot

English

Alternative forms

gum boot

Etymology

gum +‎ boot

Pronunciation

Audio (AU) (file)

Noun

gumboot (countable and uncountable, plural gumboots)

(New Zealand, Britain, Australia) A type of boot made of rubber.
(South Africa, uncountable) A style of popular music traditionally associated with gold miners.
(New Zealand) Generic black tea.

Synonyms

Wellington boot (UK, almost always used in the plural)

Derived terms

gumboot dance
gumbooted

Translations

gumboot

Bulgarian: галош m (galoš)
Finnish: kumisaapas (fi)
Icelandic: stígvél (is) n
Maori: kamupūtu
Norwegian:
Bokmål: gummistøvel m

Nynorsk: gummistøvel m

Russian: рези́новый сапо́г m (rezínovyj sapóg)
Scottish Gaelic: bòtann m
Swedish: gummistövel (sv) c

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