bakeapple

[ beyk-ap-uhl ]

noun

, Canadian Atlantic Provinces.

1. cloudberry.

bakeapple

/ ˈbeɪkˌæpəl /

noun

1. the fruit of the cloudberry

Word History and Origins

Origin of bakeapple¹

1765–75; apparently bake (as noun or adj.; bakemeat ) + apple, said to be so called because its taste resembles that of a roasted apple

Example Sentences

In 2001 she cashed out, exercising stock options worth $69 million and setting sail around the world on her 47-foot yacht, Bakeapple, named after arguably the tastiest of Fogo Island’s 15 indigenous berries.

From Newsweek

For dessert, there are blueberries, tart partridge berries, and amber-hued bakeapple berries, topped with thick cream.

From Time Magazine Archive