pompon

See also: Pompon and pompón

English
Pompons of the sort used for cheerleading.

Alternative forms

Etymology

From French pompon (“ornamental tuft”).

Pronunciation
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Noun

pompon (plural pompons)

  1. A bundle of yarn, string, ribbon, etc. tied in the middle and left loose at the ends, so as to form a puff or ball, as for decoration or a showy prop for cheerleading.
  2. A hardy garden chrysanthemum with button-like flower heads.
  3. Any of several dwarf varieties of the Provence rose.

Derived terms

Translations

Esperanto

Noun

pompon

  1. accusative of pompo

French

Etymology

First attested in 1556. Possibly from a root *pomp-, used to express roundness, or related to pompe.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pɔ̃.pɔ̃/
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  • Audio (CAN)(file)

Noun

pompon m (plural pompons)

  1. pompon (bundle of yarn, string, ribbon, etc.)
  2. (figurative) culmination; climax; a very good or bad exemplar or end result
    Synonyms: comble, bouquet
    c’est le pompon ! ― That takes the cake!

Derived terms
  • avoir son pompon
  • décrocher le pompon
  • pomponner
  • pomponnette
  • se calmer le pompon

Further reading

Italian

Noun

pompon m (invariable)

  1. pompom, pompon

Middle French

Etymology 1

Variant of pepon, borrowed from Latin peponem, accusative singular of pepō.

Noun

pompon m (plural pompons)

  1. melon
  2. cucumber
Descendants
  • → Dutch: pompoen
    • Afrikaans: pampoen
    • Berbice Creole Dutch: pampuna
    • Negerhollands: pampuen, pampon
      • → Virgin Islands Creole: pum pum (dated)
    • Skepi Creole Dutch: pampun
    • → Papiamentu: pampuna, pampoena
    • → Sranan Tongo: pampun
      • → Saramaccan: pampú
    • → West Frisian: pompoen
  • → English: pompion, pumpkin

Etymology 2

pompe +‎ -on.

Noun

pompon m (plural pompons)

  1. decorative tassel

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French pompon.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpɔm.pɔn/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔmpɔn
  • Syllabification: pom‧pon

Noun

pompon m inan (diminutive pomponik)

  1. pompon

Declension
Declension of pompon
singular plural
nominative pompon pompony
genitive pompona/pomponu pomponów
dative pomponowi pomponom
accusative pompon pompony
instrumental pomponem pomponami
locative pomponie pomponach
vocative pomponie pompony

Further reading
  • pompon in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • pompon in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French pompon.

Noun

pompon n (plural pompoane)

  1. pompom

Declension
Declension of pompon
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) pompon pomponul (niște) pompoane pompoanele
genitive/dative (unui) pompon pomponului (unor) pompoane pompoanelor
vocative pomponule pompoanelor
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