Aardappel- From aarde (“soil, earth, ground”) + appel (“apple”). Compare rare English earthapple; French pomme de terre, Luxembourgish Gromper (originally "ground pear"), German regionally both Erdapfel ("earth apple") and Grundbirne ("ground pear")

Pronunciation Edit
IPA(key): /ˈa r.dɑ.pəl/
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Hyphenation: aard ap pel
Noun Edit
aardappel m (plural aardappelen or aardappels, diminutive aardappeltje n)

potato
Usage notes Edit
Although the more common plural of appel is appels, not appelen, the more common plural of aardappel is aardappelen (at least in written style).
Derived terms Edit
aardappeleter
aardappeloogst
aardappelpuree
Related terms Edit
aardpeer
Descendants Edit
Afrikaans: aartappel
→ English: earthapple (possibly)
→ Icelandic: jarðepli
→ Sinhalese: අර් තාපල් (artāpal)

Ik heb een aardappel nodig.
Translate- I need a potatoe.

Aardappel by anonymous June 9, 2021

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Aardappelkroketjes

big fat juicy nuttz

Wow look at his aardappelkroketjes

Aardappelkroketjes by Thibalzak February 15, 2023

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Nutshot

It is said of the situation where a person has the bad luck to make contact with his testicles against an undefined surface or object, intentioned or not.
Given the nature of the word, it is more appropriate to design cases where the interaction is made with a moving object, for example, a ball.
Although it is extremely painful for the victim, it tends to be considerably funny to people who witness it.

Today in the baseball game the pitcher took a nutshot; the baseball hit him in the nuts.

Man, I just watched the funniest nutshot video ever.

Nutshot by Uberflaven March 1, 2009

Word of the Day on June 26, 2026

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