pompon

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See also: Pompon, and pompón

English

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Pompons of the sort used for cheerleading.

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Etymology

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From French pompon (ornamental tuft).

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

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pompon (plural pompons)

  1. A bundle of yarn, string, ribbon, etc. tied in the middle and left loose at the ends, so as to form a puff or ball, as for decoration or a showy prop for cheerleading.
  2. A hardy garden chrysanthemum with button-like flower heads.
  3. Any of several dwarf varieties of the Provence rose.

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Esperanto

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Noun

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pompon

  1. accusative of pompo

French

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Etymology

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First attested in 1556. Possibly from a root *pomp-, used to express roundness, or related to pompe.

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Noun

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pompon m (plural pompons)

  1. pompon (bundle of yarn, string, ribbon, etc.)
  2. (figurative) culmination; climax; a very good or bad exemplar or end result
    Synonyms: comble, bouquet
    c’est le pompon !That takes the cake!

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Italian

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Noun

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pompon m (invariable)

  1. pompom, pompon

Middle French

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Etymology 1

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Variant of pepon, borrowed from Latin peponem, accusative singular of pepō.

Noun

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pompon m (plural pompons)

  1. melon
  2. cucumber
Descendants
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Etymology 2

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pompe +‎ -on.

Noun

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pompon m (plural pompons)

  1. decorative tassel

Polish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French pompon.

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Noun

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pompon m inan (diminutive pomponik)

  1. pompon

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Further reading

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  • pompon in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • pompon in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French pompon.

Noun

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pompon n (plural pompoane)

  1. pompom

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