pomme de terre

French

Etymology

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

  • IPA(key): /pɔm də tɛʁ/
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Noun

pomme de terre f (plural pommes de terre)

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

Derived terms

  • pomme de terre rissolée (“home fries”)

Descendants

  • → Dutch: aardappel (calque)
  • → German: Erdapfel (calque)
  • → Persian: سیب زمینی (sib-zamini) (calque)
  • → Hebrew: תפוח אדמה (calque)
  • → Wolof: pombiteer

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