love apple

See also: loveapple

English

Alternative forms

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[1][2], equivalent to love +‎ apple.

Noun

love apple (plural love apples)

  1. (informal) Synonym of tomato [from 1785]

Further reading

References
  1. “love apple” in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary.
  2. “love-apple” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2019.
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