French word

pommette

Pronunciation

IPA/pomɛt/

Meaning

  • feminine nouncheekbone

Example

Ses pommettes sont hautes.

Her cheekbones are high.

Illustration for pommette (cheekbone)

More examples

Elle a appliqué du blush sur ses pommettes.

She applied blush to her cheekbones.

Core concept

The rounded rise over the upper cheek, where the cheekbone forms a visible prominence.

Common phrases

  • avoir les pommettes saillantes

    have prominent cheekbones

  • appliquer du blush sur les pommettes

    apply blush to the cheekbones

Similar words

joue: The soft facial area extending from the mouth to the temple.
menton: The projecting part in the lower center of the face.
mâchoire: The movable bone of the lower face used for chewing.

Definition in French

Saillie arrondie du visage située sur la partie supérieure de la joue, correspondant à l'os zygomatique.

Word origin

French pommette is formed from pomme with the diminutive suffix -ette, referring to the small, rounded shape of this facial prominence.

Usage tips

  • Pommette is feminine, so the phrase is une pommette and the adjective agrees in une pommette haute.

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