love apple

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of tomato.

Word forms

love apple love apples love-apple loveapple

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, equivalent to love + apple.

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