ヘアゴム

Japanese

Etymology

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from hair + ゴム (gomu, “rubber”), which is from Dutch gom.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [he̞a̠ɡo̞mɯ̟]

Noun

ヘアゴム • (hea gomu) 

1. hair elastic; hair tie

Synonyms

• 髪(かみ)ゴム (kami-gomu)

Hypernyms

• 髪(かみ)留(ど)め (kamidome)