love apple

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Calque of Italian pomo d'oro (“tomato”, literally “golden apple”), confusing d’oro (“golden”) with d’amore (“love”), or from French pomme d’amour,[1][2] equivalent to love +‎ apple.

Noun[edit]

love apple (plural love apples)

  1. (informal) Synonym of tomato [from 1785]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ “love apple”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
  2. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “love-apple”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

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