pomme d'amour

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔm d‿a.muʁ/

Etymology

• (tomato): pomme (“fruit”) +‎ amour (“love”): From the supposed aphrodisiac qualities of the fruit's seeds. This origin is disputed, and it also suspected to be a corruption of Spanish pome dei Moro (“fruit of the Moors”), which may also be the basis of the Italian pomo d'oro.

Noun

pomme d’amour f (plural pommes d’amour)

1. toffee apple, candy apple
2. (obsolete) tomato; Obsolete form of tomate.

Synonyms

• (tomato): tomate, pomme d’or

Descendants

• Italian: pomo d'amore
  • Italian: pomodoro
• English: love apple