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, Philippines) /ˈpomes/ [ˈpo.mes]
• Rhymes: -omeθ
• Rhymes: -omes
• Syllabification: pó‧mez

Noun

pómez f (plural #)

1. (relational) pumice

Derived terms

• piedra pómez

 

Further reading

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