ガムテ

noun

packing tape; gummed tape

Abbreviation of ガムテープ. Common in casual speech for heavy-duty kraft paper tape used for sealing cardboard boxes.

wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from gum tape

See also: ガムテープ

• 引ひっ越こしの段だんボールをガムテで止とめた。

  I sealed the moving boxes with packing tape.