goma
B1 · adj
hair tie, ponytail holder, ponytailer, hair elastic, bobble, hair boble
goma shares a root with English gum: stretchy rubber, like a hair elastic
Spanish goma and English gum both come from Latin gummi, meaning sticky resin. In Spanish, goma covers rubbery things: a hair tie, an elastic band, an eraser (goma de borrar) and chewing gum (goma de mascar).