Phrase guide

eating apple

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any apple primarily used for eating raw, rather than for use in cooking or cider-making: such a cultivar; an individual apple (instance) of such type.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: table apple, dessert apple

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: apple, hand fruit

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noun

Meaning 2

an apple used primarily for eating raw without cooking

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dessert apple

Antonyms: cooking apple

Broader terms: apple

Narrower terms: Baldwin, Cortland, Delicious, Empire, Grimes' golden, Jonathan, McIntosh, Northern Spy, Pearmain, Pippin, Prima, Stayman, Winesap, Stayman Winesap, Granny Smith

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Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: تُفَّاح المَائِدة (tuffāḥ al-māʔida) — apple primarily used for eating raw
  • Breton: aval kontell — apple primarily used for eating raw
  • Danish: spiseæble — apple primarily used for eating raw
  • Dutch: handappel — apple primarily used for eating raw
  • Dutch: eetappel — apple primarily used for eating raw
  • Estonian: lauaõun — apple primarily used for eating raw
  • Finnish: syömäomena — apple primarily used for eating raw
  • French: pomme de table — apple primarily used for eating raw
  • French: pomme de couteau — apple primarily used for eating raw
  • German: Tafelapfel — apple primarily used for eating raw
  • German: Essapfel — apple primarily used for eating raw
  • Italian: mela da tavola — apple primarily used for eating raw
  • Japanese: 生食用りんご (seishoku-yō ringo) — apple primarily used for eating raw
  • Norman: pomme douoche — apple primarily used for eating raw
  • Norman: pomme dé tabl'ye — apple primarily used for eating raw
  • Polish: jabłko do jedzenia — apple primarily used for eating raw
  • Spanish: manzana de postre — apple primarily used for eating raw
  • Swedish: ätäpple — apple primarily used for eating raw