German

Noun

Pompon m ‎(genitive Pompons, plural Pompons)

1. (prop for cheerleeding) pompon
2. (clothing accessoire) pompon, bobble

Synonyms

• (clothing accessoire) Bommel

Declension

English

Pompons of the sort used for cheerleading.

Alternative forms

• pompom

Noun

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.

Translations

French

Etymology

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

Noun

pompon m ‎(plural pompons)

1. pompon (bundle of yarn, string, ribbon, etc.)

Italian

Noun

pompon m ‎(invariable)

1. pompom, pompon

Middle French

Etymology 1

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

Noun

pompon m (plural pompons)

1. melon
2. cucumber

Etymology 2

pompe +‎ -on.

Noun

pompon m (plural pompons)

1. decorative tassel