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
- → Polish: pomada
- → Romanian: pomadă
- → Russian: помада (pomada)
  - → Armenian: պամադա (pamada)
  - → Georgian: პამადა (ṗamada)
  - → Turkmen: 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

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