US /ˈpoʊmeɪt/ UK /ˈpəʊmeɪt/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a scented ointment for the hair or skin; pomade

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

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Synonyms
1 noun · a scented ointment for the... pomadeunguentsalveointment
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Variant of pomade, from French pommade, from Italian pomata ('ointment originally made with apple pulp'), from pomo ('apple'), from Latin pomum ('fruit, apple').

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