Polyglot Dictionary

gengiva

/ʒẽˈʒivɐ/

a noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
as gengivas

Meaning

  1. gum

    • A gengiva sangra.

      My gum bleeds.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

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Spanish

encía

encía is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "gum."

Practice

1 What does gengiva mean?

2 Fill the gap: A ___ sangra.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches gengiva?

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