pomata
See also: Pomata
Italian
Etymology
From pomo (“apple”) + -ata. The connection with apples comes from an ancient custom of scenting ointments with apple juice.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /poˈma.ta/
- Rhymes: -ata
- Hyphenation: po‧mà‧ta
Noun
pomata f (plural pomate)
- ointment, salve
Descendants
- → French: pommade
- Catalan: pomada
- English: pomade
- German: Pomade
- Dutch: pommade
- Romanian: pomadă
- Russian: помада (pomada)
- → Ottoman Turkish: پوماته (pomata)
Adjective
pomata
- feminine singular of pomato
Further reading
- pomata in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- pomata in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
- pomata in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- Pianigiani, Ottorino (1907), “pomata”, in Vocabolario etimologico della lingua italiana (in Italian), Rome: Albrighi & Segati