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Old French
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Etymology
From dialectal Italian pom granat, from Latin pomum grānātum.
Noun
pomme grenate oblique singular, f (oblique plural pommes grenates, nominative singular pomme grenate, nominative plural pommes grenates)
- pomegranate (fruit)
- ante 1300, Jofroi de Waterford, Segré de Segrez
- Les pommes grenates diversefient en savour, mais les aigres font plus a prisier
1377, Bernard de Gordon, Fleur de lis de medecine (a.k.a. lilium medicine), page 139 of this essay:et luy doit on laver la face de vin aigre blanc tiede et soit distillé aux yeuls vin de pomme grenate tiede.- and you must wash his face with tepid white vinegar and distil into his eyes tepid pomegranate wine.
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