pomate

C2+ Topic:The Human Body

US /ˈpoʊmeɪt/ UK /ˈpəʊmeɪt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
a scented ointment for the hair or skin; pomade

He smoothed a little pomate through his hair before the dance.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a scented ointment for the... pomadeunguent salve ointment

Word family

Related forms pomadepomatumpommel

Etymology

Variant of pomade, from French pommade, from Italian pomata ('ointment originally made with apple pulp'), from pomo ('apple'), from Latin pomum ('fruit, apple').

pomata Italian pomum Latin

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Topics

The Human Body Word Formation & Derivatives

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# pomate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈpoʊmeɪt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈpəʊmeɪt/

## Meanings
1. a scented ointment for the hair or skin; pomade

## Examples
- He smoothed a little pomate through his hair before the dance.

## Synonyms
- pomade
- unguent
- salve
- ointment

## Related Forms
- pomade
- pomatum
- pommel

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: pomata
- Root: pomum

## Etymology
Variant of pomade, from French pommade, from Italian pomata ('ointment originally made with apple pulp'), from pomo ('apple'), from Latin pomum ('fruit, apple').

## AI Etymology
Pomate is variant of pomade, from French pommade, from Italian pomata ('ointment originally made with apple pulp'), from pomo ('apple'), from Latin pomum ('fruit, apple'). Important recorded forms include pomata (Italian) and pomum (Latin). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers a scented ointment for the hair or skin; pomade. The wider family includes related words such as pomade, pomatum, and pommel.

## Topics
- The Human Body
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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