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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of appel + Sina (old form of China), a calque of French pomme de Sine.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɑpəlˈsin/
- Hyphenation: ap‧pel‧sien
Noun
appelsien f (plural appelsienen, diminutive appelsientje n)
- (Belgium, Limburg, archaic elsewhere) orange (fruit)
- Synonym: sinaasappel
Derived terms
Descendants
Limburgish
Noun
appelsiên f (plural appelsiene)
- Veldeke spelling of Ape̩lsiin