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pomp.

pump (device for moving liquid or gas)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/pɔmp/
  1. pump (device for moving liquid or gas)

    feminine
  2. clipping of pompstation (“petrol station, gas station”)

    abbreviation · alt-of · clipping · feminine · informal
Where this word comes from

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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