pomme de terre

French

Potato var. Linda HC1

Etymology

Literally, “apple of [the] earth”. The word pomme used to mean "fruit" in Old French. The French construction originated, as calques, Dutch aardappel, Icelandic jarðepli, Persian ‎ (sib-zamini), Modern Hebrew תפוח אדמה (tapúakh adamá), the rare English earthapple, German Erdapfel, etc.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɔm də tɛʁ/
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Noun

pomme de terre f (plural pommes de terre)

potato (Solanum tuberosum)
Synonyms: (informal) patate, (abbreviation) PDT

Derived terms

pomme de terre rissolée (“home fry (home fries)”)

Descendants

→ German: Erdapfel (calque)
→ Persian: سیب زمینی‎ (calque)
→ Hebrew: תפוח אדמה‎ (calque)

Further reading

“pomme de terre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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