pomdeter
Mauritian Creole
noun
Definitions
- potato
Etymology
Derived from French pomme de terre (an apple from the earth, a potato, apple of the earth).
Origin
French
pomme de terre
Gloss
an apple from the earth, a potato, apple of the earth
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Erdapfel German
- aardappel Dutch, Flemish
- de French
- pomme French
- pomme de terre French
- pomme frite French
- pomme purée French
- terre French
- ponmdeter Seychellois Creole
- pombiteer Wolof