pommette

/pɔ.mɛt/

la noun B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
les pommettes

Meaning

  1. cheekbone

    • Le fard rosit légèrement ses pommettes.

      The blush lightly colors her cheekbones.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

pómulo

pómulo is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "cheekbone."

Practice

1 What does pommette mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le fard rosit légèrement ses ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches pommette?

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