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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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pome
English
Etymology
From Middle English pome (“fruit, meatball”), from Old French pome (“apple”), from Latin p?mum. For the verb, compare French pommer. Doublet of pomme.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -??m
Noun
pome (plural pomes)
- (botany) A type of fruit in which the often edible flesh arises from the swollen base of the flower and not from the carpels.
- Hyponyms: apple, pear, quince
- (Roman Catholicism) A ball of silver or other metal, filled with hot water and used by a Roman Catholic priest in cold weather to warm his hands during the service.
Derived terms
- pomaceous
- pomiferous
Related terms
- pomegranate
Translations
Verb
pome (third-person singular simple present pomes, present participle poming, simple past and past participle pomed)
- (obsolete, intransitive) To grow to a head, or form a head in growing.
Further reading
- pome on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- mope, poem, poëm
Bourguignon
Etymology
From Old French pome, from Latin poma, plural of pomum.
Noun
pome f (plural pomes)
- apple
Cimbrian
Alternative forms
- puam, póom
Etymology
From Middle High German boum, from Old High German boum, from Proto-West Germanic *baum, from Proto-Germanic *bagmaz (“tree”). Cognate with German Baum, English beam.
Noun
pome m
- (Tredici Comuni) tree
References
- “pome” in Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
Creek
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /po?m?/
Pronoun
pome
- we, us, ourselves (plural, male, female)
Friulian
Etymology
From Latin p?ma, plural of p?mum, interpreted as a feminine singular.
Noun
pome f (plural pomis)
- fruit
Middle English
Alternative forms
- pomme, poume, pumpe, pompy
Etymology
From Old French pome (“apple”), from Latin pomum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?p??m(?)/, /?po?m(?)/, /?pu?m(?)/, /?p?m(?)/
- Rhymes: -o?m(?), -??m(?)
Noun
pome (plural pomes)
- fruit (especially an apple)
- meatballs, patties (named due to their round shape)
Related terms
- pome garnate
Descendants
- English: pome
References
- “p??me, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-29.
Old French
Alternative forms
- pomme, poume, pume
Etymology
From Latin p?ma, plural of p?mum, reanalyzed as a feminine singular.
Noun
pome f (oblique plural pomes, nominative singular pome, nominative plural pomes)
- apple
Descendants
- Bourguignon: pome
- French: pomme (see there for further descendants)
- Norman: paomme, pomme, poumme, poume, pum
- Picard: peimme
- Walloon: peme
- ? Middle English: pome, pomme, poume, pumpe, pompy
- English: pome
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