pomate C2+ Topic:Clothing & Appearance 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... pomadeunguentsalveointment Word family Related forms pomadepomatumpommel Etymology AI details Variant of pomade, from French pommade, from Italian pomata ('ointment originally made with apple pulp'), from pomo ('apple'), from Latin pomum ('fruit, apple').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 View etymology graph -> Topics Clothing & Appearance Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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- Root: pomata - Root: pomum ## Etymology Variant of pomade, from French pommade, from Italian pomata ('ointment originally made with apple pulp'), from pomo ('apple'), from Latin pomum ('fruit, apple'). ## AI Etymology Pomate is variant of pomade, from French pommade, from Italian pomata ('ointment originally made with apple pulp'), from pomo ('apple'), from Latin pomum ('fruit, apple').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 - Clothing & Appearance - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown