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der/das Kaugummi (-s)
   chewing gum

Er kaute seinen Kaugummi mit der Geschwindigkeit einer Nähmaschine.
He was chewing his gum at the speed of a sewing machine.
Der erste Kaugummifabrikant war der US-Amerikaner John Curtis Jackson im Jahre 1848.
The first maker of chewing gum was the American John Curtis Jackson in 1848.
Um Kaugummi aus Kleidung und Textilien zu entfernen, legen Sie die Kleidung ins Gefrierfach.
To remove chewing gum from clothes and textiles, put the clothes in the freezer compartment.

Related Words:
der/das Gummi rubber
das Gummibärchen gummi bear
kauen to chew

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