"love apple" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: love apples [plural]
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. Etymology templates: {{calque|en|it|pomo d'oro|lit=golden apple|t=tomato}} Calque of Italian pomo d'oro (“tomato”, literally “golden apple”), {{m|it|oro|d’oro|golden}} d’oro (“golden”), {{m|it|amore|d’amore|love}} d’amore (“love”), {{der|en|fr|pomme d'amour}} French pomme d’amour, {{af|en|love|apple}} love + apple Head templates: {{en-noun}} love apple (plural love apples)
  1. (informal) Synonym of tomato Tags: informal Categories (lifeform): Tomatoes Synonyms: tomato [synonym, synonym-of], love-apple, loveapple Related terms: apple of love

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