pommade

See also: pommadé

English

Noun

pommade (countable and uncountable, plural pommades)

1. Obsolete form of pomade.

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French

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Italian pomata, from pomo (“apple”), as such ointments were originally made from apples, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin pomum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔ.mad/

Noun

pommade f (plural pommades)

1. ointment (a thick viscous preparation for application to the skin, often containing medication)
2. pomade (such a substance used for hair styling)

Descendants

• English: pomade
• Russian: помада (pomada)

Further reading

• “pommade”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.