Gumboots are long rubber boots which you wear to keep your feet dry. = wellington. a tall boot made of rubber that you wear to keep your feet dry = wellington boot (gum + boot)
gum boot
Turkish pronunciation
gʌm but
Pronunciation
/ˈgəm ˈbo͞ot/ /ˈɡʌm ˈbuːt/
Etymology
[ 'g&m ] (noun.) before 12th century. Middle English gome, from Old English gOma palate; akin to Old High German guomo palate, and perhaps to Greek chaos abyss.