Meanings
plural apple pears
- A fruit of a northeast-Asian species of pear with a crisp, juicy texture and an apple-like shape.
Synonyms: Asian pear, Chinese pear, Korean pear, Japanese pear, Taiwan pear, sand pear, nashi pear, papple
- Pyrus pyrifolia, the tree that bears this fruit.
Synonyms: Asian pear, Chinese pear, Korean pear, Japanese pear, Taiwan pear, sand pear, nashi pear, papple
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA fruit of a northeast-Asian species of pear with a crisp, juicy texture and an apple-like shape.
nounPyrus pyrifolia, the tree that bears this fruit.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 沙梨, 砂梨
- 沙梨 (shālí)fruit
- 砂梨 (shālí)fruit
- 水梨 (shuǐlí)fruit
- 蘋果梨 /苹果梨 (píngguǒlí)fruit
- 黃金梨 /黄金梨 (huángjīnlí)fruit
- 亞洲梨 /亚洲梨 (Yàzhōulí)fruit
- 日本梨fruit
Finnish omenapäärynä
- omenapäärynäfruit
French poire asiatique, poire japonaise
- poire asiatiquefruit
- poire japonaisefruit
German Nashi-Birne
- Nashi-Birnefruit
Irish piorra Seapánach
- piorra Seapánachfruit
Japanese ナシ
- ナシ (nashi)fruit
Korean 배나무
- 배나무 (baenamu)fruit
Polish grusza chińska
- grusza chińskafruit
Portuguese pera-maçã
- pera-maçãfruit
Spanish pera asiática
- pera asiáticafruit
Thai สาลี่
- สาลี่ (sali)fruit
Turkish Japon armudu
- Japon armudufruit
Cite this entry
apple pear. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apple%20pear
“apple pear.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apple%20pear. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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