pompe

French

Pronunciation

• IPA: /pɔ̃p/

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Etymology 1

From Middle French, from Middle Dutch pompe (“device for raising water, pump”). Related to Middle Low German pumpe (“a pump”). More at pump.

Noun

pompe f (plural pompes)

1. pump
2. push-up
3. (music) Style of strumming, used especially in gypsy jazz.

Etymology 2

From Middle French, from Old French pompe (“extravagant ceremony, pomp”), from Latin pompa (“display, procession, parade”), from Ancient Greek πομπή (pompē, “procession, send-off”), from πέμπω (pémpou, “I send”).

Noun

pompe f (plural pompes)

1. a solemn procession
2. pomp, vainglory
3. style, class

Etymology 3

From English pump (“a shoe", originally, "a low shoe without fasteners”), of uncertain origin.

Noun

pompe f (plural pompes)

1. (France, slang) shoe

Synonyms

• soulier, chaussure, (informal) godasse, (informal) grole

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Italian

Noun

pompe f

1. Plural form of pompa

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Jèrriais

Etymology

From French pompe.

Noun

pompe f (plural pompes)

1. (cycling, etc.) pump