pomme de terre
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Etymology
Literally, “apple of [the] earth”. The word pomme used to mean "fruit" in Old French. The French construction originated, as calques, Dutch aardappel, Icelandic jarðepli, Persian سیبزمینی (sib-zamini), Modern Hebrew תפוח אדמה (tapúakh adamá), the rare English earthapple, German Erdapfel, etc.
Pronunciation
Noun
pomme de terre f (plural pommes de terre)
Derived terms
- pomme de terre rissolée (“home fries”)
Descendants
Further reading
- “pomme de terre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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