Love apple
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Synonym of tomato. uncommon
"Perhaps the most common vegetable in Greece is the tomato... How far the little love apple has come."
- 2 native to South America; widely cultivated in many varieties wordnet
Example
More examples"Perhaps the most common vegetable in Greece is the tomato... How far the little love apple has come."
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.