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Why is the word _けしゴム_ is half written in _hiragana_ and half in _katakana_?
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Why is けしゴム (eraser) half written in hiragana and half in katakana?
Because けし comes from the verb and ゴム in itself is a loanword.
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It just has to do with the words that it is made up of:

消し｛けし｝ comes from 消す｛けす｝which means _to erase_.

ゴム is [a foreign word](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B4%E3%83%A0)
(usually katakana) meaning gum or rubber.

So you put the two together and you get the amalgam 消し｛けし｝ゴム.
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