Because I know that "pomme(s) frites" means French fries (potatoes), but "apple pie" is "tarte aux pommes aux four".
2007-08-10 08:39:21 · 11 answers · asked by FUNdie 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
pomme means apple. the french say pomme de terre (apples of the earth) for potatoes.
2007-08-10 08:48:41 · answer #1 · answered by ~~ali~~ 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Pommes=apples
Pommes de terre=potatoes (literally-apples in soil, dirt, earth)
2007-08-10 08:47:57 · answer #2 · answered by russiancatsima 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"Pomme" means "apple" and "Pomme de la terre," "Apple of the earth" and is used so as to mean "potato." Potatoes come in several varieties including red or "new" potatoes. They bear a passing resemblance to apples and when eaten raw have a somewhat sweet taste to them so it s likely they were christened "pommes de la terre" for that reason.
2015-09-06 10:47:47 · answer #3 · answered by Eric K 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both. Pommes is apples, but pommes de terre is how the French call the potatoes
2007-08-10 08:46:23 · answer #4 · answered by nadie 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
pomme = apple
pomme de terre = potato
2007-08-10 08:47:24 · answer #5 · answered by The baby penguin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pomme means apple. i think pomme de terre means potato.
2007-08-10 09:49:15 · answer #6 · answered by Princess L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Pomme" means "apple", but "pomme de terre" means "potato" (literally: apple of the earth), and sometimes it's abbreviated, as in "pommes frites".
2007-08-10 08:49:28 · answer #7 · answered by fleur-bleue 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"pomme" mean apple
"pomme de terre" means "earth apple", their name for a potato.
2007-08-10 08:58:17 · answer #8 · answered by Robin W 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
pomme is apple, pomme de terre is potato (apple of the earth)
2007-08-10 08:47:15 · answer #9 · answered by Z-Dub 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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Does "pomme" mean "apple" or "potato"?
Because I know that "pomme(s) frites" means French fries (potatoes), but "apple pie" is "tarte aux pommes aux four".
2015-08-06 01:03:37 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋