pomada

See also: pomáda

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French pommade.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [puˈma.ðə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [poˈma.ðə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [poˈma.ða]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Noun

pomada f (plural pomades)

1. ointment, cream, pomade
2. (Balearic, Menorca) gin with lemonade

Further reading

• “pomada”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “pomada”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025

Cebuano

Etymology

From English pomade, from French pommade (“ointment”), from Italian pomata, from pomo (“apple”), as such ointments were originally made from apples, + -ata (“(collective)”) (English -ade). Pomo is in turn from Latin pomum.

Noun

pomada

1. a pomade; a greasy or waxy substance that is used to style hair, making it look slick and shiny

Verb

pomada

1. to use pomade to style hair

Finnish

Etymology

From French pommade, from Italian pomata.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpomɑdɑ/, [ˈpo̞mɑ̝dɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -omɑdɑ
• Syllabification^(key): po‧ma‧da
• Hyphenation^(key): po‧ma‧da

Noun

pomada

1. pomade

   Synonym: hiusrasva

2. sugar glaze (often colored pink)

Declension

Inflection of pomada (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		pomada	pomadat
genitive		pomadan	pomadien
partitive		pomadaa	pomadia
illative		pomadaan	pomadiin
		singular	plural
nominative		pomada	pomadat
accusative	nom.	pomada	pomadat
	gen.	pomadan
genitive		pomadan	pomadien pomadain rare
partitive		pomadaa	pomadia
inessive		pomadassa	pomadissa
elative		pomadasta	pomadista
illative		pomadaan	pomadiin
adessive		pomadalla	pomadilla
ablative		pomadalta	pomadilta
allative		pomadalle	pomadille
essive		pomadana	pomadina
translative		pomadaksi	pomadiksi
abessive		pomadatta	pomaditta
instructive		—	pomadin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of pomada (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pomadani pomadani accusative nom. pomadani pomadani gen. pomadani genitive pomadani pomadieni pomadaini rare partitive pomadaani pomadiani inessive pomadassani pomadissani elative pomadastani pomadistani illative pomadaani pomadiini adessive pomadallani pomadillani ablative pomadaltani pomadiltani allative pomadalleni pomadilleni essive pomadanani pomadinani translative pomadakseni pomadikseni abessive pomadattani pomadittani instructive — — comitative — pomadineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pomadasi pomadasi accusative nom. pomadasi pomadasi gen. pomadasi genitive pomadasi pomadiesi pomadaisi rare partitive pomadaasi pomadiasi inessive pomadassasi pomadissasi elative pomadastasi pomadistasi illative pomadaasi pomadiisi adessive pomadallasi pomadillasi ablative pomadaltasi pomadiltasi allative pomadallesi pomadillesi essive pomadanasi pomadinasi translative pomadaksesi pomadiksesi abessive pomadattasi pomadittasi instructive — — comitative — pomadinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pomadamme pomadamme accusative nom. pomadamme pomadamme gen. pomadamme genitive pomadamme pomadiemme pomadaimme rare partitive pomadaamme pomadiamme inessive pomadassamme pomadissamme elative pomadastamme pomadistamme illative pomadaamme pomadiimme adessive pomadallamme pomadillamme ablative pomadaltamme pomadiltamme allative pomadallemme pomadillemme essive pomadanamme pomadinamme translative pomadaksemme pomadiksemme abessive pomadattamme pomadittamme instructive — — comitative — pomadinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pomadanne pomadanne accusative nom. pomadanne pomadanne gen. pomadanne genitive pomadanne pomadienne pomadainne rare partitive pomadaanne pomadianne inessive pomadassanne pomadissanne elative pomadastanne pomadistanne illative pomadaanne pomadiinne adessive pomadallanne pomadillanne ablative pomadaltanne pomadiltanne allative pomadallenne pomadillenne essive pomadananne pomadinanne translative pomadaksenne pomadiksenne abessive pomadattanne pomadittanne instructive — — comitative — pomadinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative pomadansa pomadansa accusative nom. pomadansa pomadansa gen. pomadansa genitive pomadansa pomadiensa pomadainsa rare partitive pomadaansa pomadiaan pomadiansa inessive pomadassaan pomadassansa pomadissaan pomadissansa elative pomadastaan pomadastansa pomadistaan pomadistansa illative pomadaansa pomadiinsa adessive pomadallaan pomadallansa pomadillaan pomadillansa ablative pomadaltaan pomadaltansa pomadiltaan pomadiltansa allative pomadalleen pomadallensa pomadilleen pomadillensa essive pomadanaan pomadanansa pomadinaan pomadinansa translative pomadakseen pomadaksensa pomadikseen pomadiksensa abessive pomadattaan pomadattansa pomadittaan pomadittansa instructive — — comitative — pomadineen pomadinensa

Further reading

• “pomada”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poˈmaða/

Noun

pomada f (plural pomadas)

1. ointment, cream, pomade

Further reading

• “pomada”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

pomada

Wikipedia ^pl

Etymology

Borrowed from French pommade.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔˈma.da/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ada
• Syllabification: po‧ma‧da

Noun

pomada f

1. pomade (greasy or waxy substance that is used to style hair, making it look slick and shiny)

   Synonyms: brylantyna, (dated) fiksatuar

Declension

Declension of pomada

	singular	plural
nominative	pomada	pomady
genitive	pomady	pomad
dative	pomadzie	pomadom
accusative	pomadę	pomady
instrumental	pomadą	pomadami
locative	pomadzie	pomadach
vocative	pomado	pomady

Derived terms

nouns

• pomadka

verbs

• pomadować impf

Related terms

adjectives

• pomadkowy

Further reading

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

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French pommade, from Italian pomata, from pomo (“apple”) +‎ -ata. By surface analysis, pomo +‎ -ada.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /poˈma.dɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /poˈma.dɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /poˈma.da/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /puˈma.dɐ/ [puˈma.ðɐ]

• Hyphenation: po‧ma‧da

Noun

pomada f (plural pomadas)

1. ointment (cream with medicine)

Descendants

• Kadiwéu: pomaada

Further reading

• “pomada” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /po.ˈma.da/
• Hyphenation: po‧ma‧da
• Rhymes: -ada

Noun

pomada f

1. definite nominative/accusative singular of pomadă

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Pomade.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pomǎːda/
• Hyphenation: po‧ma‧da

Noun

pomáda f (Cyrillic spelling пома́да)

1. ointment, cream
2. pomade

Declension

Declension of pomada

	singular	plural
nominative	pomada	pomade
genitive	pomade	pomada
dative	pomadi	pomadama
accusative	pomadu	pomade
vocative	pomado	pomade
locative	pomadi	pomadama
instrumental	pomadom	pomadama

References

• “pomada”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Spanish

Etymology

From poma +‎ -ada. Cognate with English pomade.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poˈmada/ [poˈma.ð̞a]
• Rhymes: -ada
• Syllabification: po‧ma‧da

Noun

pomada f (plural pomadas)

1. salve, ointment

   Synonym: ungüento

2. cream

   Synonym: crema

Derived terms

• vender la pomada

Further reading

• “pomada”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• pamada, pumada

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pomada.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /poˈmada/ [poˈmaː.d̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ada
• Syllabification: po‧ma‧da

Noun

pomada (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜋᜇ)

1. pomade

See also

• baselina
• gel

Further reading

• “pomada”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018