Big Apple

English

Etymology

Unknown. See also the Wikipedia article.

Proper noun

Big Apple

1. (informal) A nickname for New York City.

Translations

a nickname for New York City

• Catalan: Gran Poma f
• Esperanto: Granda Pomo
• Finnish: Iso Omena
• French: Grosse Pomme (fr) f
• Galician: A gran mazá f
• German: Big Apple (de) m

• Greek: Μεγάλο Μήλο n ‎(Megálo Mílo)
• Mongolian: Том алим ‎(Tom alim)
• Portuguese: Grande Maçã f
• Serbo-Croatian: Velika Jabuka f
• Spanish: Gran Manzana f

References

• "Big Apple" in Michael Quinion, Ballyhoo, Buckaroo, and Spuds, 2004.