pomme

Senso (English)

Noun

1. apple (fruit)
2. any of several objects of approximately the same shape and size
3. the faucet or nozzle of a watering can or showerhead
4. a decorative motif in the shape of an apple
5. the fruit part of several vegetables, such as the heart of a cabbage or lettuce
6. (colloquial) the head or face
7. (colloquial) ninny, nitwit, idiot
8. potato (from pomme de terre)
9. crown, prize, especially in regards to beauty (from the association with the Judgment of Paris)
10. an Amerindian person considered to have assimilated into White society

Verb

1. first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of pommer
2. second-person singular present imperative of pommer
3. third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of pommer

Synonyms

pommier

frite

pomme de terre

🥔

pommes allumettes

patate

frites

pommes frites

trognon

poume

bois de pommier

murphy

fries

malus pumila

bec

solanum tuberosum

friture

ivoire

os

🦴

perle

pommeau

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/pɔm/

Etimologia (English)

Inherited from francese medio: pomme

Inherited from francese antico: pome

Inherited from latino: pōma

Cognate with inglese: pome

In summary

Inherited from Middle French pomme, from Old French pome, pume, from Latin pōma, plural of pōmum, reanalyzed as a feminine singular, from Proto-Italic *poomos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂po-h₁ém-os (“taken off”). Compare English pome.