Phrase guide

apple core

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The central portion of an apple containing the seeds and where the stem attaches (and the opposed end). Particularly the portion that remains after the main part of the fruit has been eaten.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Meronyms: apple seed, apple pip

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: klokhuis — the central portion of an apple
  • Finnish: omenankara — the central portion of an apple
  • French: trognon de pomme — the central portion of an apple
  • German: Griebs — the central portion of an apple
  • German: Apfelkern — the central portion of an apple
  • German: Bütschgi — the central portion of an apple
  • German: Bitschgi (Graubünden) — the central portion of an apple
  • German: Butschgi (Graubünden) — the central portion of an apple
  • German: Bitzgi — the central portion of an apple
  • German: Güürbsi (Aarau) — the central portion of an apple
  • German: Gütschi — the central portion of an apple
  • German: Bätzgi (Lucerne) — the central portion of an apple
  • German: Gigetschi — the central portion of an apple
  • German: Gröibschi — the central portion of an apple
  • German: Gröitschi — the central portion of an apple
  • German: Grübschi — the central portion of an apple
  • German: Huusi — the central portion of an apple
  • German: Murmutz — the central portion of an apple
  • Hungarian: almacsutka — the central portion of an apple
  • Polish: ogryzek — the central portion of an apple
  • Portuguese: miolo/caroço de/da maçã — the central portion of an apple
  • Romanian: cotor — the central portion of an apple
  • Swedish: skrutt — the central portion of an apple
  • Swedish: skrott — the central portion of an apple
  • Swedish: äppelskrutt — the central portion of an apple
  • Swedish: äppelskrott — the central portion of an apple
  • Turkish: elma eşeleği — the central portion of an apple