pomme de terre

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French

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Potato var. Linda HC1

Etymology

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Literally, apple of [the] earth. The word pomme used to mean "fruit" in Old French. The French construction originated, as calques, Dutch aardappel, Icelandic jarðepli, Persian سیب‌زمینی (sib-zamini), Modern Hebrew תפוח אדמה (tapúakh adamá), the rare English earthapple, German Erdapfel, etc.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pɔm də tɛʁ/
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Noun

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pomme de terre f (plural pommes de terre)

  1. potato (Solanum tuberosum)
    Synonyms: (informal) patate, (abbreviation) PDT

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • German: Erdapfel (calque)
  • Persian: سیب زمینی (calque)
  • Hebrew: תפוח אדמה (calque)

Further reading

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