Phrase guide

gummy bear

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A confectionery made of gelatin in the miniature shape of a toy bear

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Calque of German Gummibär

Across languages

Translations

36 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: دُبّ مَطَّاطِيّ (dubb maṭṭāṭiyy) — candy
  • Catalan: osset de goma — candy
  • Chinese Mandarin: 軟糖熊 /软糖熊 (ruǎntáng xióng) — candy
  • Chinese Mandarin: 甘貝熊 /甘贝熊 (gānbèi xióng) — candy
  • Chinese Mandarin: 小熊軟糖 /小熊软糖 (xiǎoxióng ruǎntáng) — candy
  • Czech: gumový medvídek — candy
  • Danish: vingummibamse — candy
  • Esperanto: gumursoj — candy
  • Esperanto: gumursetoj — candy
  • Finnish: nallekarkki — candy
  • French: ours d'or — candy
  • German: Gummibärchen — candy
  • German: Gummibär — candy
  • Bavarian German: Gummiberl — candy
  • Greek: αρκουδάκι ζελέ (arkoudáki zelé) — candy
  • Greek: ζελεδάκι αρκούδα (zeledáki arkoúda) — candy
  • Hebrew: דובוני גומי — candy
  • Hebrew: גומונים — candy
  • Hungarian: gumimaci — candy
  • Italian: orsetto gommoso — candy
  • Japanese: グミベア (gumi bea) — candy
  • Korean: 구미베어 (gumibeeo) — candy
  • Latin: ursa cumminea — candy
  • Luxembourgish: Gummibier — candy
  • Polish: gumiś — candy
  • Portuguese: bala de goma — candy
  • Russian: мармела́дный ми́шка (marmeládnyj míška) — candy
  • Spanish: osito de goma — candy
  • Swedish: gummibjörn — candy
  • Swedish: bumbibjörn — candy
  • Swedish: gelébjörn — candy
  • Swedish: gelénalle — candy
  • Swedish: godisnalle — candy
  • Turkish: jöleli ayıcık — candy
  • Turkish: ayıcık jelibon — candy
  • Xhosa: gami bhere — candy