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epli

[ˈeːʰplɪ]

noun

LanguageFaroese

Meaning
  1. potato (Solanum tuberosum)
  2. apple
  3. potato
  4. A root vegetable that grows underground, or sometimes refers to an apple.
Examples

Har verður nógv drivið upp á landbúnaðin, og á gørðunum (haciendas) dyrka teir hveiti, mais, bygg, rís, epli og vín.

Agriculture is practiced extensively there, and on the haciendas they grow wheat, corn, barley, rice, potatoes, and grapes.

Pronunciationˈeːʰplɪ

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteIn modern Faroese, epli almost always refers to a potato, whereas the fruit is usually called epli in older texts or specific contexts.

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