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Etymology

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Borrowed from Japanese 林檎 (ringo).

Noun

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リンゴ (ringo)

  1. an apple

References

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Batchelor, John (1905) An Ainu-English-Japanese Dictionary, second edition, Tokyo: Methodist

Japanese

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For pronunciation and definitions of リンゴ – see the following entry.
林檎りんご
[noun] [from 918] apple
[noun] (slang) the company Apple Inc. or its products
(This term, リンゴ (ringo), is the katakana spelling of the above term.)