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noun, feminine

pomme

/pɔm/

noun, feminine/pɔm/plural: pommes

apple (fruit); any of several objects of approximately the same shape and size; the faucet or nozzle of a watering can or showerhead; a decorative motif in the shape of an apple; the fruit part of several vegetables, such as the heart of a cabbage or lettuce

manger une pommeeat an apple

Synonyms: pommeau

Inherited from Middle French pomme, from Old French pome, 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.