תפוח אדמה
Hebrew
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/
Audio: (file)
Noun
תַּפּוּחַ אֲדָמָה • (tapúach adamá) m (plural indefinite תַּפּוּחֵי אֲדָמָה)
- potato (Solanum tuberosum or its edible starchy tuber)
Related terms
- תַּפּוּחַ עֵץ (tapúach éts, “apple”)
Further reading
- תפוח אדמה on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he