Greek · Food & Drink
μήλο
mílo
Apple
Beginnernoun · neuter
Definition
A round fruit with red or green skin.
Example
Αυτό το μήλο είναι πολύ γλυκό.
This apple is very sweet.
Etymology
'μήλο' (mílo), meaning apple, comes from the Ancient Greek 'μήλον' (mēlon), originally indicating fruit in general, which developed specifically to denote the apple over time.
How & Where It’s Used
'μήλο' is prevalent in both spoken and written forms across Greece, suitable for all registers from casual conversations to formal literary texts.