papple

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/ˈpæp.əl/

noun

The apple pear, Pyrus pyrifolia, sometimes known as the Chinese pear.

OriginEnglish apple ← Middle English appel ← Old English æppel →
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Meanings

nounpapple (plural papples)

plural papples

  1. Either of two closely related fruits, both pears with apple-like traits.
    1. The apple pear, Pyrus pyrifolia, sometimes known as the Chinese pear.
    2. The Chinese white pear, Pyrus × bretschneideri, originally derived from the above.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
apple pear

Origin

  1. Vulgar Latinpira
  2. Proto-West Germanic*peru
  3. Old Englishpere
  4. Middle Englishpere
  5. Englishpear
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ébōl
  7. Proto-Germanic*aplaz
  8. Proto-West Germanic*applu
  9. Old Englishæppel
  10. Middle Englishappel
  11. Englishapple
  12. Englishpapple

Blend of pear + apple.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with papple

chapelgrappledapplescrapplescapplestrapplethrapplewraple
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Cite this entry
APA

papple. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/papple

MLA

“papple.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/papple. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “papple,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/papple.

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