🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

果物を盗む

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kudamono o nusumu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Scrump/skrʌmp/
verbnounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #15000 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"子供たちは隣の果樹園から果物を盗んでいた。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To steal fruit, especially apples, from someone else's orchard.

    "The children scrumped apples from the neighbor's tree during the harvest season."
As noun
  1. 1

    A piece of fruit that has been stolen, particularly an apple.

    "He took a scrump from the basket and enjoyed the sweet taste."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'scrump' is believed to have originated in the late 19th century in British English, derived from the dialectal word 'scrump,' meaning to steal fruit, particularly apples. It reflects a historical context of rural life where foraging and pilfering from orchards were common practices.

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