noun · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American:/pəˈmeɪd/
General-American:/poʊˈmeɪd/
Received-Pronunciation:/pəˈmɑːd/
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rhymes with -eɪd
1
noun
Meaning 1
A greasy or waxy substance that is used to style hair, making it look slick and shiny.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: brilliantine, hair gel
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Synonym of ointment, particularly thick waxy ointments scented with fruit used to beautify the skin or hair.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: groom, neaten
History
Etymology
From French pommade, from Italian pomata (“ointment, pomade”), from pomo (“apple”) + -ata (“-ade, -ate: forming nouns”), from Latin pōmum (“fruit, apple”). Doublet of pomatum, pomate, and pomace. Early pomades tended to be various kinds of fat mixed with apples for a more pleasing scent.
Across languages
Translations
43 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
مَرْهَم
(marham)
— thick waxy substance used to style hair
Arabic:
بُومَادَة
(būmāda)
— thick waxy substance used to style hair
Armenian:
պոմադ
(pomad)
— thick waxy substance used to style hair
Azerbaijani:
məlhəm
— thick waxy substance used to style hair
Azerbaijani:
pomada
— thick waxy substance used to style hair
Bengali:
মলম
(molom)
— thick waxy substance used to style hair
Bulgarian:
брилянтин
(briljantin)
— thick waxy substance used to style hair
Chinese Mandarin:
髮蠟 /发蜡
(fàlà)
— thick waxy substance used to style hair
Czech:
pomáda
— thick waxy substance used to style hair
Dutch:
pommade
— thick waxy substance used to style hair
Esperanto:
pomado
— thick waxy substance used to style hair
Finnish:
hiusrasva
— thick waxy substance used to style hair
Finnish:
pomada
— thick waxy substance used to style hair
French:
pommade
— thick waxy substance used to style hair
German:
Pomade
— thick waxy substance used to style hair
Hindi:
मरहम
(marham)
— thick waxy substance used to style hair
Hungarian:
pomádé
— thick waxy substance used to style hair
Italian:
pomata
— thick waxy substance used to style hair
Italian:
brillantina
— thick waxy substance used to style hair
Italian:
gel
— thick waxy substance used to style hair
Japanese:
ポマード
(pomādo)
— thick waxy substance used to style hair
Korean:
포마드
(pomadeu)
— thick waxy substance used to style hair
Persian:
مرهم
(marham)
— thick waxy substance used to style hair
Persian:
پماد
(pomâd)
— thick waxy substance used to style hair
Polish:
pomada
— thick waxy substance used to style hair
Polish:
brylantyna
— thick waxy substance used to style hair
Polish:
fiksatuar
— thick waxy substance used to style hair
Portuguese:
brilhantina
— thick waxy substance used to style hair
Romanian:
pomadă
— thick waxy substance used to style hair
Russian:
пома́да
(pomáda)
— thick waxy substance used to style hair
Upper Sorbian:
pomada
— thick waxy substance used to style hair
Spanish:
brillantilla
— thick waxy substance used to style hair
Spanish:
pomada de pelo
— thick waxy substance used to style hair
Tagalog:
pomada
— thick waxy substance used to style hair
Tajik:
марҳам
(marham)
— thick waxy substance used to style hair
Turkish:
pomat
— thick waxy substance used to style hair
Turkish:
merhem
— thick waxy substance used to style hair
Turkmen:
melhem
— thick waxy substance used to style hair
Urdu:
مرہم
(marham)
— thick waxy substance used to style hair
Vietnamese:
sáp
— thick waxy substance used to style hair
Vietnamese:
keo
— thick waxy substance used to style hair
Volapük:
hereminugvet
— thick waxy substance used to style hair
Welsh:
pomâd
— thick waxy substance used to style hair
