Japanese

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Alternative spellings
毒林檎
毒りんご
毒リンゴ

Etymology

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From (どく) (doku) + 林檎(りんご) (ringo). Of the western fairy tale of “Snow White” (白雪姫(しらゆきひめ) (Shirayukihime)).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [do̞kɯ̟ᵝɾʲĩŋɡo̞]

Noun

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どくりんご or どくリンゴ (doku-ringo

  1. (fiction) poison / poisoned apple