gume
Portuguese, noun/ˈɡũ.mi/
gume is spelled G-U-M-E (4 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written Portuguese, the 76,994th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gume is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “edge (thin cutting side of a blade)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “a parte cortante de uma lâmina; o lado mais afiado de um instrumento de corte”.
What does gume mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineedge (thin cutting side of a blade)
- 2
masculineacumen; acuteness (preciseness of perception)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. a parte cortante de uma lâmina; o lado mais afiado de um instrumento de corte 2. agudeza, penetração de espírito, perspicácia, sagacidade, percepção, acuidade, discernimento
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of gume
- gumes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gume?
- Brazil /ˈɡũ.mi/
- Portugal /ˈɡu.mɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to gume
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is gume in Portuguese?
gume appears about once in every 6 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).