pomme

Meaning

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

Concepts

apple

apple tree

potato

knob

apples

murphy

spud

white potato

chips

french fries

fries

cone

Adam’s apple

bone of contention

pine cone

fir-tree

pippin

chip

crisp

malus pumila

crab apples

nozzle

core

bone

ivory

off-white

pearl

Irish potato

tater

french-fried potatoes

Malus pumila

orchard apple tree

Solanum tuberosum

white potato vine

rose

apple-tree

French fried potatoes

French fries

freedom fries

nacho chips

potato chips

common apple

domestic apple

domestic apple tree

edible apple

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɔm/

Etymology

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.