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pom
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p?m/
- Rhymes: -?m
Etymology 1
Australian from 1912. Shortening of pomegranate, rhyming slang for immigrant (“imme-granate”), with additional reference to the fact that the harsh Australian sun could turn British immigrants' skin pomegranate red.
Noun
pom (plural poms)
- (Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, derogatory) An Englishman, a Briton; a person of British descent.
- 1987, Linda Christmas, The Ribbon and the Ragged Square: An Australian Journey, page 27,
- I could see more than mere humour in car stickers that read ‘Grow your own Dope: Plant a Pom’ ... ‘Keep Australia Beautiful: Shoot a Pom’.
- 1989, Tony Wheeler, Australia: A Travel Survival Kit, Lonely Planet, page 10,
- The prize for being Australia?s original pom goes to the enterprising pirate William Dampier, who made the first investigations ashore about 40 years after Tasman and nearly 100 years before Cook.
- 2008, Lawrence Booth, Cricket, Lovely Cricket?, page 214,
- At one stage a group called British People Against Racial Discrimination complained to the Advertising Standards Board in Australia about an advert for Tooheys beer that claimed it was ‘cold enough to scare a Pom’.
- Synonyms: Brit, limey
- 1987, Linda Christmas, The Ribbon and the Ragged Square: An Australian Journey, page 27,
Usage notes
The use of this word to refer to a British person is a racial slur. There has been lots of debate on the subject, but it is taken as a term of offence by those at whom it is directed.
Derived terms
See also
- kiwi
- pompom
- Yank
- Wikipedia article on Alternative words for British
References
Etymology 2
Shortening of pomegranate.
Noun
pom (plural poms)
- (cocktail) An American alcoholic drink containing vodka and pomegranate juice.
Anagrams
- MOP, MPO, OPM, PMO, mop
Aromanian
Alternative forms
- pomu
Etymology
From Latin p?mus. Compare Daco-Romanian pom.
Noun
pom m (plural ponj)
- fruit tree
- fruit
Related terms
See also
- arburi
- fructu
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin p?mum.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /?pom/
Noun
pom m (plural poms)
- bunch, bouquet
- Synonym: ramell
- pommel, knob, doorknob
- A scent-bottle with a rounded shape.
- (botany) pome
- (historical) orb (golden ball symbolising royal power)
- Synonyms: globus, món
Derived terms
- pomejat
- pomell
Related terms
- poma
- pòmul
Further reading
- “pom” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Ladino
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
pom (Latin spelling)
- apple
- Synonym: mansana
Mauritian Creole
Etymology
From French pomme
Noun
pom
- apple
References
- Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français
Rade
Etymology
Borrowed from French pompe.
Verb
pom
- to pump
Romanian
Etymology
From Latin p?mus, from Proto-Italic *poomos, from Proto-Indo-European *h?po-h?ém-os (“taken off”), from *h?epo (“off”) + *h?em- (“take”). See p?mum.
Noun
pom m (plural pomi)
- fruit tree
Declension
Related terms
See also
- arbore
- copac
White Hmong
Etymology
From Proto-Hmong-Mien *bu??t (“to see”). Cognate with Iu Mien buatc.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p????/
Verb
pom
- to see
- to tattle
References
- Sue Murphy Mote, Hmong and American: Stories of Transition to a Strange Land ?ISBN, 2004)
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nylon
English
Etymology
Arbitrary letters +? -on (by analogy with cotton); the widespread claim that the word derives from abbreviations of New York and London is a myth. Another claim is that an earlier name proposed for the material, intended for use in stockings, was "no-run", which was altered to avoid falsely representing that stockings made from the material would not run at all.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?na?l?n/
- (US) n??län, IPA(key): /?na?l?n/
- Rhymes: -a?l?n
- Hyphenation: ny?lon
Noun
nylon (countable and uncountable, plural nylons)
- Originally, the DuPont company trade name for polyamide, a copolymer whose molecules consist of alternating diamine and dicarboxylic acid monomers bonded together; now generically used for this type of polymer.
- (in the plural) A stocking originally fabricated from nylon; also used generically for any long, sheer stocking worn on a woman's legs.
Derived terms
- Bri-Nylon
- nylonase
- nylon-string guitar
Translations
Descendants
- ? Polish: nylon
- ? Spanish: nailon
- ? Southeastern Tepehuan: nailo
- ? Tibetan: ?????? (ne lon)
References
Anagrams
- nonyl
Czech
Noun
nylon m
- nylon (copolymer consisting of alternating diamine and dicarboxylic acid monomers)
Declension
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English nylon.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?n?i?.l?n/, /?n?i?.l?n/
- Hyphenation: ny?lon
Noun
nylon n (uncountable)
- Nylon.
Derived terms
- nylonkous
- nylonkweefsel
Noun
nylon m (plural nylons)
- A nylon stocking.
- Synonym: nylonkous
Finnish
Noun
nylon
- nylon
Declension
Synonyms
- nailon
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ni.l??/
Noun
nylon m (plural nylons)
- nylon (material)
Polish
Etymology
From English nylon.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?n?.l?n/
Noun
nylon m inan
- nylon (substance)
Declension
Derived terms
- (noun) nylony
- (adjective) nylonowy
Further reading
- nylon in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- nylon in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- náilon
Etymology
Borrowed from English nylon.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /?naj.lõ/
Noun
nylon m (uncountable)
- nylon (a synthetic polymer)
Spanish
Noun
nylon m (uncountable)
- nylon
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