pompom

See also: pom-pom and pom pom

English

Cheerleader holding pompoms

Alternative forms

pom pom, pom-pom, pompon
pompoon (obsolete)

Etymology

From French pompon (“ornamental tuft”).

Noun

pompom (plural pompoms)

A decorative ball made of pieces of soft fabric bound at the centre, most notably used in cheerleading.

Derived terms

pompom girl

Translations

decorative ball made of pieces of soft fabric

Bulgarian: помпон (bg) (pompon)
Finnish: pom-pon
French: pompon (fr) m
Galician: pompón m
German: Pompon (de) m
Maori: poiwūru P
Portuguese: pompom (pt)
Serbo-Croatian: cof (sh) m, pompon (sh) m
Swedish: pompong (sv) c
Ukrainian: помпон m (pompon)

Further reading

pompom on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Polish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpɔm.pɔm/
Rhymes: -ɔmpɔm
Syllabification: pom‧pom

Noun

pompom f

dative plural of pompa

Portuguese

Etymology

From French pompon (“ornamental tuft”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /põˈpõ/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /põˈpõ/

Rhymes: -õ
Hyphenation: pom‧pom

Noun

pompom m (plural pompons)

pompom

Related terms

pompa, pomposo

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