What is the meaning of La Pomme?
la pomme. the eating apple; the desert apple; the apple.
What does Pomme D or mean?
golden apple
The Pomme d’Or (French: golden apple) is a prize for excellence in the tourism industry awarded by FIJET, the European association of professional travel writers and journalists. It is awarded yearly to an organization, location or person for recognising superior efforts in promoting and raising the level of tourism.
Is Pomme in French feminine?
From Old French pomme, pome, pume, from Latin pōma, plural of pōmum, reanalyzed as a feminine singular.
Why are potatoes called pommes?
As mentioned above, pommes is derived from the Latin word pomum, which refers to any fruit from a tree, and Old French had various other distinct fruits referred to as pommes. The Catalunyan language Catalán, which also calls an apple a pome, calls a potato a patata, as it does in Spanish.
Where did the word Pomme originate?
The term ‘Pom’ for an Englishman is used in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. The common explanation is that it is derived from ‘pomegranate’ – saying the British have red cheeks or ‘Prisoner of Her Majesty’.
What is the meaning of lait?
noun. milk [noun] a white liquid produced by female mammals as food for their young. a glass of milk.
Why are English called pommes?
There are several folk etymologies for “Pommy” or “Pom”. The best-documented of these is that “Pommy” originated as a contraction of “pomegranate”. According to this explanation, “pomegranate” was Australian rhyming slang for “immigrant” (“Jimmy Grant”).
Is POM a potato or apple?
Pommes is the word for apples, and pommes de terre, or apples of the earth, are potatoes. Apparently this sort of thing doesn’t confuse the French.
Why do Aussies call us Poms?
Australians have been using the word freely since its probable emergence in the late 19th century as a nickname for English immigrants, a short form of pomegranate, referring to their ruddy complexions.
What is milk lait?
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