sugar apple
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of sugar apple
First recorded in 1730–40
Example Sentences
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"Could there be a sugar apple - which is the best plant you can get? Or will there be a carrot, which is the worst?"
From BBC • Jun. 20, 2025
They said there was especially an unprecedented inflow of “grain, oil seeds, eggs, poultry, sugar, apple juice, apples, berries, flour, honey and noodles.”
From Seattle Times • Mar. 31, 2023
Essentially a reduction of maple syrup or brown sugar, apple peels, and water, this syrup is not as viscous as maple but not as thin as simple syrup.
From Salon • Oct. 12, 2022
For the inaugural week of the Little Free Bakery in October, Stauffer made brown sugar apple pies and brown sugar apple muffins.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 2, 2021
Since he was a young boy, James could be placated by a treat from Alice’s kitchen, the sugar apple that cut short a fit or tantrum.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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