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French
Etymology
Literally, “love apple”, referring for sense 2 to the supposed aphrodisiac qualities of tomato seeds. This origin is disputed, and it also suspected to be a corruption of Spanish poma de moros (literally “fruit of Moors”), which may also be the basis of the Italian pomo d'oro and the Sicilian puma d'amuri.
Pronunciation
Noun
pomme d’amour f (plural pommes d’amour)
- toffee apple, candy apple
- (obsolete) tomato
- Synonyms: tomate, (obsolete) pomme d’or, (obsolete) pomme dorée
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