gaumo

== Cimbrian == === Etymology === From Middle High German gaume, from Old High German goumo, from Proto-Germanic *gaumô, an alternative form of *gōmô (“gum, palate”). Cognate with German Gaumen, English gum. === Noun === gaumo m (plural gaumen) (Sette Comuni) palate (roof of the mouth) Dar gaumo is de dach 'mè màule. ― The palate is the roof of the mouth. ==== Declension ==== === References === “gaumo” in Martalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974), Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo