pommade
See also: pommadé
English edit
Noun edit
pommade (countable and uncountable, plural pommades)
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Italian pomata, from pomo (“apple”), as such ointments were originally made from apples, from Latin pōmum.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
pommade f (plural pommades)
- ointment (a thick viscous preparation for application to the skin, often containing medication)
- pomade (such a substance used for hair styling)
Descendants edit
- → Catalan: pomada
- → English: pomade
- → German: Pomade
- → Dutch: pommade
- → Romanian: pomadă
- → Russian: помада (pomada)
References edit
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “pomade”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Further reading edit
- “pommade”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.