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bell apple

bell apple

9.9
A yellow tropical fruit with sweet juicy flesh and a strong smell
  • noun
  • UK
translation icon : manzana de campana
  • She enjoyed the sweet, aromatic flavor of the bell apple in her fruit salad.

Examples

  • The market had a fresh shipment of bell apples imported from the Caribbean.

  • I just bought a fresh bell apple from the market.

  • Some locals use the juice of the bell apple as a natural remedy for stomach ailments.

  • Have you ever tasted a bell apple?

  • She enjoyed the sweet, aromatic flavor of the bell apple in her fruit salad.

  • Some locals use the juice of the bell apple as a natural remedy for stomach ailments.

  • The market had a fresh shipment of bell apples imported from the Caribbean.

Synonyms

sweet cup
vsbell apple
  • US
9.9

A yellow tropical fruit with juicy sweet flesh

is native across broader tropical regions rather than only tropical America
water lemon
vsbell apple
8.9

A yellow tropical fruit with juicy sweet pulp like passion fruit

focuses on origin and general description rather than taste details

Surface Forms

bell apple singular
bell apples plural

Morphology

bell + apple

The compound combines 'bell' (bell‑shaped) + 'apple' (a round fruit), so a learner who knows both words can infer it is a type of fruit with a bell-like shape. This straightforward noun compounding for naming a fruit is cross-linguistically common and therefore readily comprehensible to a B1 learner.

Etymology

Bell apple likely got its name from how it looks and tastes: the yellow fruit is a little bell-shaped (the bell) and it is sweet like an apple. So the name helps you remember that it is a small, sweet 'tropical' fruit.