French word

pomme

Pronunciation

IPA/pɔm/

Meaning

  • feminine nounapple

Example

Je mange une pomme.

I am eating an apple.

Illustration for pomme (apple)

More examples

Le marchand vend des pommes au marché.

The merchant sells apples at the market.

Core concept

A hand-sized fruit picked from a tree, whose sweet or acidic flesh appears in both fresh and cooked foods.

Common phrases

  • une pomme par jour

    an apple a day

  • acheter des pommes

    buy apples

Similar words

pomme de terre: A starchy underground vegetable commonly boiled, baked, or fried.
fruit: The edible part of a plant that contains seeds.

Definition in French

Fruit comestible, généralement rond, à chair sucrée ou acidulée, produit par le pommier et consommé cru ou cuit.

Word origin

Pomme is an inherited French word from Latin pomum, "fruit," passing through Old French pome.

Usage tips

  • In pomme de terre, the phrase means "potato," so pomme does not always refer to an apple in a compound.

Related words

  • pommierapple treenoun
  • pommeraieapple orchardnoun

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