pompon

== English == === Alternative forms === pompom === Etymology === From French pompon (“ornamental tuft”). === Pronunciation === === Noun === pompon (plural pompons) Alternative form of pompom (“decorative ball”). A hardy garden chrysanthemum with button-like flower heads. Any of several dwarf varieties of the Provence rose. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Dutch == === Alternative forms === pompoen === Etymology === Borrowed from French pompon. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pɔmˈpɔn/ Hyphenation: pom‧pon Rhymes: -ɔn === Noun === pompon m (plural pompons or pomponnen, diminutive pomponnetje n) pompon (bundle of yarn, string, ribbon, etc. tied in the middle and left loose at the ends, so as to form a puff or ball) === References === van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “pompon”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute Matthias de Vries; Lambert Allard te Winkel (1864), “pompon”, in Woordenboek der Nederlandsche Taal, published 2001 == Esperanto == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpompon/ Rhymes: -ompon Syllabification: pom‧pon === Noun === pompon accusative of pompo == French == === Etymology === First attested in 1556. Possibly from a root *pomp-, used to express roundness, or related to pompe. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pɔ̃.pɔ̃/ === Noun === pompon m (plural pompons) pompon (bundle of yarn, string, ribbon, etc.) (figurative) culmination; climax; a very good or bad exemplar or end result Synonyms: comble, bouquet c’est le pompon ! ― That takes the cake! ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Dutch: pompon === Further reading === “pompon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Noun === pompon m (invariable) pompom, pompon == Middle French == === Etymology 1 === Variant of pepon, borrowed from Latin peponem, accusative singular of pepō. ==== Noun ==== pompon m (plural pompons) melon cucumber ===== Descendants ===== → Dutch: pompoen, pampoen (obsolete, rare)Afrikaans: pampoenBerbice Creole Dutch: pampunaNegerhollands: pampuen, pampon→ Virgin Islands Creole: pum pum (dated)Skepi Creole Dutch: pampun→ Papiamentu: pampuna, pampoena→ Sranan Tongo: pampun→ Saramaccan: pampú→ West Frisian: pompoen → English: pumpion, pompion→ Cornish: pompyon→ Welsh: pwmpen ⇒ pumpkin (see there for further descendants) === Etymology 2 === pompe +‎ -on. ==== Noun ==== pompon m (plural pompons) decorative tassel == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French pompon. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpɔm.pɔn/ Rhymes: -ɔmpɔn Syllabification: pom‧pon === Noun === pompon m inan (diminutive pomponik) pompon ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “pompon”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “pompon”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish) == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French pompon. === Noun === pompon n (plural pompoane) pompom ==== Declension ====