Definition
A small, sour apple that grows on a wild or ornamental tree, often used for making jelly or cider.
Etymology
Compound word from 'crab' (possibly from Old Norse 'krabbi' meaning crab, or from a word meaning sour/harsh) plus 'apple.' The term has been used since medieval times for these tart wild apples.
Kelly Says
Nobody knows for certain why sour apples got called 'crab' apples, but some think it's because the sour taste makes you scrunch your face like a crab—or because crab apples are as prickly and difficult as crabs!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ባህር アップል
bah-ar ap-pul
ARالعربية
تفاح البحر
taf-a-h al-bah-r
BNবাংলা
সমুদ্রের সেব
somuderer seb
CACatalà
poma de mar
po-ma deh mar
CSČeština
mořská jablka
mor-ska ya-blka
DADansk
havæble
ha-ve-ble
DEDeutsch
Holunder
hoh-lun-der
ELΕλληνικά
μέλι της θάλασσας
me-li tis tha-las-sas
ESEspañol
manzana de mar
man-sa-na deh mahr
FAفارسی
سیب دریایی
seeb dare-e-e
FISuomi
merilepä
me-ri-le-pa
GUGU
સમુદ્રમાં કાળા
sa-mu-dr-maan ka-ala
HAHA
kwayar ruwa
kway-ar roo-wa
HEעברית
תפוז ים
taf-oz yam
HIहिन्दी
समुद्र सेब
samudra seb
HUMagyar
tengeri alma
ten-ge-ri al-ma
IDBahasa Indonesia
apel laut
a-pel laut
IGIG
akwụkwọ mmiri
ak-wu-kwo m-miri
ITItaliano
mela di mare
meh-la deh mahr
JA日本語
すずめりんご
suzu-me-rin-go
KKKK
дені ауылы
den-i au-yly
KO한국어
개복숭아
gae-bok-sung-ah
MRMR
सागरचा झाड
sa-ga-r-cha ja-ad
MSBahasa Melayu
apel laut
a-pel laut
MYမြန်မာ
အမြေး သီး
a-m-ye-a thee
NLNederlands
zee-appel
zee-ap-pel
NONorsk
havets eple
ha-vets e-ple
PAPA
ਸਮੁੰਦਰੀ ਸੇਬ
sa-mu-n-d-ree seb
PLPolski
jabłko morskie
yab-lko mors-kie
PTPortuguês
maçã-de-mar
mah-sa-deh-mar
RORomână
măr de mare
mar deh mahr
RUРусский
яблоко-морковь
yabloko-mor-kov
SVSvenska
havets äpple
ha-vets aep-ple
SWKiswahili
tufaha ya bahari
tu-fa-ha ya ba-ha-ri
TAதமிழ்
படகுப்பழம்
pada-kup-pa-lam
TEతెలుగు
సముద్రపు దండ
sa-mu-dra-pu dan-da
THไทย
แอปเปิ้ลทะเล
ap-pel ta-lae
TLTL
mansanas ng dagat
man-sa-nas ng da-gat
TRTürkçe
deniz elması
deh-niz el-mahs-i
UKУкраїнська
морське яблуко
mor-ske ya-blyu-ko
URاردو
سمندر کی سیب
sam-andar ki seeb
VITiếng Việt
táo biển
tao bien
ZUZU
isiphuthu se-thuthu
ee-si-phu-thu seh-thu-thu