pomp

Meaning

pump (device for moving liquid or gas)

filling station

service station

water pump

petrol filling station

fueling station

fuelling station

pracht en praal

pralerij

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Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɔmp/

From Middle Dutch pompe, probably of imitative origin, similar to Middle Low German pumpen (“to stir water with a stick”). There may have been influence from Spanish bomba (“water pump”), itself ultimately of onomatopoeic origin. Compare bom (“bomb”).

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