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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pome

/ˈpəʊm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.61 in modern English

Syllables
pome
IPA
/ˈpəʊm/
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of fruit in which the often edible flesh arises from the swollen base of the flower and not from the carpels.

noun

A ball of silver or other metal, filled with hot water and used by a Roman Catholic priest in cold weather to warm his hands during the service.

noun

Alternative form of pomme (“green roundel in heraldry”).

verb

To grow to a head, or form a head in growing.

Intransitive verb; Obsolete

noun

Synonym of Pomeranian (“a breed of small, fluffy, energetic toy dogs”).

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English pome (“fruit, meatball”), from Old French pome (“apple”), from Latin pōmum. For the verb, compare French pommer. Doublet of pomme.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *h₁em-, pome, pōmum

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

pomes (plural) pomeis (plural) pomes (present, singular) poming (participle, present) pomed (participle, past) pomed (past)

Derived Forms

pomaceous pomelike pomiferous

Phrases

pome-citron

Frequently Paired Words

pomegranate berry drupe hesperidium

Synonyms

apple pipfruit Pomeranian false fruit

Homonyms

poem (some pronunciations)

Rhymes With

home go home come home group home rome poem dome chrome foam rom genome jerome

Questions

How do you pronounce pome?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpəʊm/.
What does pome mean?
A type of fruit in which the often edible flesh arises from the swollen base of the flower and not from the carpels.
Where does pome come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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