spitzenburg

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(spitsən bûrg′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
spitz•en•burg  (spitsən bûrg′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologyany of several red or yellow varieties of apple that ripen in the autumn.
Also, spitzen•berg′. 
  • 1795–1805, American; short for Esopus Spitzenberg, after Esopus, north, northern.Y. + Dutch spits point + berg mountain; so called from its being found on a hill near Esopus


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