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pomme.

apple (fruit)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/pɔm/

  1. apple (fruit)

    feminine
    manger une pomme
    une tarte aux pommes

  2. any of several objects of approximately the same shape and size

    feminine

  3. the faucet or nozzle of a watering can or showerhead

    feminine
    la pomme d’arrosoir

  4. a decorative motif in the shape of an apple

    feminine

  5. the fruit part of several vegetables, such as the heart of a cabbage or lettuce

    feminine
    pomme épineuse

  6. the head or face

    colloquial · feminine

  7. ninny, nitwit, idiot

    colloquial · feminine
    C’est la reine des pommes !

  8. potato (from pomme de terre)

    feminine

  9. crown, prize, especially in regards to beauty (from the association with the Judgment of Paris)

    feminine · figuratively
    Elle mérite la pomme.

  10. an Amerindian person considered to have assimilated into White society

    Canada · derogatory · feminine · offensive
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French pomme, from Old French pome, from Latin pōma, plural of pōmum, reanalyzed as a feminine singular, from Proto-Italic *poomos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂po-h₁ém-os (“taken off”). Compare English pome.

verb/pɔm/

  1. first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of pommer

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular · subjunctive

  2. second-person singular present imperative of pommer

    form-of · imperative · present · second-person · singular

  3. third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of pommer

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · subjunctive · third-person
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French pomme, from Old French pome, from Latin pōma, plural of pōmum, reanalyzed as a feminine singular, from Proto-Italic *poomos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂po-h₁ém-os (“taken off”). Compare English pome.

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