pompom

See also: pom-pom and pom pom

English

Cheerleader holding pompoms

Alternative forms

• pom pom, pom-pom, pompon
• pompoon (obsolete)

Etymology

From French pompon (“ornamental tuft”).

Noun

pompom (plural pompoms)

1. A decorative ball made of pieces of soft fabric bound at the centre, most notably used in cheerleading.

Derived terms

• pompom girl

Translations

decorative ball made of pieces of soft fabric

• Afrikaans: pompom
• Bulgarian: помпон (bg) (pompon)
• Dutch: pompom (nl)
• Finnish: pom-pon
• French: pompon (fr) m
• Galician: pompón m
• German: Pompon (de) m
• Maori: poiwūru P
• Portuguese: pompom (pt)
• Serbo-Croatian: cof (sh) m, pompon (sh) m
• Swedish: pompong (sv) c
• Ukrainian: помпон m (pompon)

Further reading

• pompom on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔm.pɔm/
• Rhymes: -ɔmpɔm
• Syllabification: pom‧pom

Noun

pompom f

1. dative plural of pompa

Portuguese

Etymology

From French pompon (“ornamental tuft”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /põˈpõ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /põˈpõ/

• Rhymes: -õ
• Hyphenation: pom‧pom

Noun

pompom m (plural pompons)

1. pompom

Related terms

• pompa, pomposo