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gumboot

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A type of boot made of rubber.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, New-Zealand, UK, countable, uncountable

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noun

Meaning 2

A style of popular music traditionally associated with gold miners.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: South-Africa, uncountable

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noun

Meaning 3

Generic black tea.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: New-Zealand, countable, uncountable

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noun

Meaning 4

A chiton (kind of marine mollusc).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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History

Etymology

From gum + boot.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: галош (galoš) — boot made of rubber
  • Finnish: kumisaapas — boot made of rubber
  • Icelandic: stígvél — boot made of rubber
  • Irish: buatais rubair — boot made of rubber
  • Māori: kamupūtu — boot made of rubber
  • Norwegian Bokmål: gummistøvel — boot made of rubber
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: gummistøvel — boot made of rubber
  • Polish: gumiak — boot made of rubber
  • Polish: gumowiec — boot made of rubber
  • Polish: kalosz — boot made of rubber
  • Russian: рези́новый сапо́г (rezínovyj sapóg) — boot made of rubber
  • Scottish Gaelic: bòtann — boot made of rubber
  • Swedish: gummistövel — boot made of rubber