Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

papple

/ˈpæp.əl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pap-ple
IPA: /ˈpæp.əl/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Either of two closely related fruits, both pears with apple-like traits.

noun

Either of two closely related fruits, both pears with apple-like traits.

Etymology

Etymology tree Vulgar Latin pirabor. Proto-West Germanic *peru Old English pere Middle English pere English pear Proto-Indo-European *h₂ébōl Proto-Germanic *aplaz Proto-West Germanic *applu Old English æppel Middle English appel English apple blend English papple Blend of pear + apple.

Inflected Forms

papples (plural)

Rhymes With

apple chapel grapple dapple scrapple thrapple scapple strapple wraple

Questions

How do you pronounce papple?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpæp.əl/.
What does papple mean?: Either of two closely related fruits, both pears with apple-like traits.
Where does papple come from?: Etymology tree Vulgar Latin pirabor. Proto-West Germanic *peru Old English pere Middle English pere English pear Proto-Indo-European *h₂ébōl Proto-Germanic *aplaz Proto-West Germanic *applu Old English æppel Middle English appel English apple blend English papple Blend of pear + apple.

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