pompadom

English

Noun

pompadom (plural pompadoms)

Nonstandard form of papadom.
- 1911, Douglas Craven Phillott, An Eng.-Hind. Vocabulary of 3000 Words for Higher Standard and Proficiency Candidates, https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/An_Eng_Hind_Vocabulary_of_3000_Words_for/zMAyAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%22Pompadom%22&dq=%22Pompadom%22&printsec=frontcover:
  ‘The thin crispy wafer eaten with curry; “pompadom”’
- 1993 Apache Indian, Chok There (song), https://www.metrolyrics.com/chok-there-lyrics-apache-indian.html
  ‘Like the vindaloo curry and me two pompadom’
- 2014 John Mayer ft. Tony Coe and Amancio D’Silva, Pompadom (song title), https://firsthandrecords.com/products-page/jazz/john-mayer-bread-is-your-only-friend-pompadom/ (this site claims the song was originally recorded as ‘Pompadom’ in the late 60s to early 70s but not released at the time).

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.