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gingiva.

gum (in which the teeth are set);

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ɡɪŋˈɡiː.wa]Classical-Latin[d͡ʒin̠ʲˈd͡ʒiː.va]
  1. gum (in which the teeth are set)

    declension-1
Where this word comes from

Unknown. * Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ǵyewh₁- (compare English chew, Tocharian B śuwaṃ (“eat”), Polish żuć (“to chew”), Persian جویدن (javidan), Pashto ژول (žovạl, “to bite, gnaw”)).

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