Comments on: Candy Apples are Apples of Love in French!

By: Lisa

Lisa — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 15:44:38 +0000

Candied apples are a creation of the Romani people. We actually have a world ethnic population closer to 20 million. Lollipop comes from our word, “loli phabaj”, which literally translates to “red apple”. It refers to these candied apples & this is, essentially, from which the lollipop has evolved. Our language is called Rromanes & we have 80+ dialects.

By: DeCarvalho Junior

DeCarvalho Junior — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 17:21:26 +0000

Great, in Brazil it’s a very popular candy in public fairs and events. Here we also call it ” Apple of Love” (Maçã do Amor) because of the color and the heart shaped form of it. Thanks.

By: Ruth

Ruth — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 17:43:29 +0000

In Germany we call them “Liebesapfel” meaning the same “apple of love” or “love’s apple”

By: Arie

Arie — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 22:10:39 +0000

I have the backwards answer to that question. The English word “Lollipop” is originally from the Romani (Gypsy) language spoken by about 10 million people today and linguistically related to languages of ancient India. It means “Red Apple”. The original lollipop was an apple dipped in red candy on a stick, probably originally sold by Romani people at fairs and festivals.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:23:13 +0000

I like that -it’s really nice!

By: Rosario

Rosario — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:17:36 +0000

Maybe we call that “Pomme d’amour” because of the color of this candy which is red like the heart. We also like to eat that with our lover.