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Pronunciation / Transliteration: píngguǒ
"她吃了一个红苹果。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A round fruit of a tree of the rose family, which typically has thin green or red skin and crisp flesh.
"She picked a shiny red apple from the tree." - 2
The tree that bears apples.
"The apple in the garden is blooming beautifully this spring."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'apple' comes from the Old English 'æppel', which is of Germanic origin. It is related to similar words in other Germanic languages, such as Old High German 'apful' and Dutch 'appel'. Historically, it referred to any kind of fruit before becoming specifically associated with the fruit we know today.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Apple" is said worldwide
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pomme
Transliteration: pɔm
"Elle a mangé une pomme rouge."
Apfel
Transliteration: ˈap.fəl
"Er hat einen grünen Apfel gegessen."
mela
Transliteration: ˈmɛ.la
"Ho comprato una mela al mercato."
manzana
Transliteration: manˈθana
"Ella comió una manzana verde."
maçã
Transliteration: maˈsɐ̃
"Ele comprou uma maçã vermelha."
सेब
Transliteration: seb
"उसने एक लाल सेब खाया।"
苹果
Transliteration: píngguǒ
"她吃了一个红苹果。"
사과
Transliteration: sagwa
"그녀는 빨간 사과를 먹었다."
リンゴ
Transliteration: ringo
"彼女は赤いリンゴを食べました。"
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