Aerdabbel
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
Aerd (“earth”) + Abbel (“apple”). Compare English earthapple ("potato, Jerusalem artichoke"), dialectal German Erdapfel ("potato"), Dutch aardappel ("potato"), Dutch aardpeer ("Jerusalem artichoke"), dialectal German Grundbirne ("potato").
Noun
Aerdabbel m
- artichoke [1]
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