Etymology

vi-apple

Today it means: The Otaheite apple (Spondias dulcis). Full definition →

Tahitian vī ← Proto-Polynesian *wii
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  1. Proto-Polynesian · derived from*wii
  2. Tahitian · borrowed fromvī“Spondias dulcis”
  3. English todayvi-apple

From Tahitian vī (“Spondias dulcis”), from Proto-Polynesian *wii + apple.

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