apple

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations

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[edit] Etymology

From Old English æppel (“‘fruit, apple’”) < Proto-Germanic *apala- < Proto-Indo-European *abl-, *ablu-. Cognate with Scots aipple, Dutch appel, German Apfel, Swedish äpple; and (from IE) with Irish úll, Lithuanian obuolys, Russian яблоко (jábloko), Serbian јабука (jabuka).

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• enPR: ăpʹ(ə)l, IPA: /ˈæpl̩/, /ˈæpəl/, SAMPA: /"{pl=/, /"{p@l/
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• Rhymes: -æpəl

[edit] Noun

apple (plural apples)

1. A common, round fruit produced by the tree Malus domestica, cultivated in temperate climates.
2. A tree growing such fruit, of the genus Malus; the apple tree.
3. The wood of the apple tree.
4. (in plural, Cockney rhyming slang) Short for apples and pears.
5. (baseball, slang, obsolete) The ball in baseball.

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• malic

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