granaatappel

Dutch

granaatappel

granaatboom

Etymology

From Middle Dutch garnate-appel, also in phrases like appelen van gernaten. A partial calque of Old French pume grenate, also found as simply grenate. By surface analysis, granaat +‎ appel. See granaat for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣraːˈnaːtˌɑpəl/

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• Hyphenation: gra‧naat‧ap‧pel

Noun

granaatappel m (plural granaatappels or granaatappelen, diminutive granaatappeltje n or granaatappelke n)

1. the fruit pomegranate

   Synonym: granaat

2. the pomegranate plant (Punica granatum), which produces it

   Synonyms: granaatboom, granaatappelboom, granaat

Derived terms

• granaatappelboom
• granaatappelsap

Descendants

• Afrikaans: granaatappel
• → Papiamentu: granatapel

Further reading

• granaatappel on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl