pómez

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin pūmicem, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)poHi-m- (“foam”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈpomeθ/ [ˈpo.meθ]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /ˈpomes/ [ˈpo.mes]
(Spain) Rhymes: -omeθ
(Latin America) Rhymes: -omes
Syllabification: pó‧mez

Noun

pómez f (plural pómez)

(relational) pumice

Derived terms

piedra pómez

Further reading

“pómez”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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