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English
Etymology
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
love apple (plural love apples)
- (informal) Synonym of tomato
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