love apple
See also: loveapple
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Calque of Italian pomo d'oro (“tomato”, literally “golden apple”), confusing d’oro (“golden”) with d’amore (“love”), or from French pomme d’amour,[1][2] equivalent to love + apple.
Noun edit
love apple (plural love apples)
See also edit
References edit
- ^ “love apple”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “love-apple”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Further reading edit
- “love apple”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.