pomme de terre
French
Etymology
From pomme (“apple”) + de (“from”) + terre (“earth”). Literally meaning "an apple from the earth." The word pomme used to mean "fruit" in Old French. Compare the rare English earthapple, German Erdapfel, Dutch aardappel and Icelandic jarðepli.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɔm də tɛʁ/
audio (file) Audio (file)
Derived terms
- pomme de terre rissolée (home fry (home fries))
This article is issued from
Wiktionary.
The text is licensed under Creative
Commons - Attribution - Sharealike.
Additional terms may apply for the media files.