תפוח אדמה

Hebrew

תפוחי אדמה

Etymology

Calque of French pomme de terre (literally “apple of [the] earth”), like Dutch aardappel and others.

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /taˌpuaχ adaˈma/

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Noun

תַּפּוּחַ אֲדָמָה • (tapúach adamá) m (plural indefinite תַּפּוּחֵי אֲדָמָה)

1. potato (a plant of species Solanum tuberosum or its edible starchy tuber)

Related terms

• תַּפּוּחַ עֵץ (tapúach éts, “apple”)

Further reading

• תפוח אדמה on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he