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pippin

Syllabification: (pip·pin)
Pronunciation: /ˈpipin/
Definition of pippin

noun

  • a red and yellow dessert apple.
  • an apple grown from seed.
  • informal, chiefly North American an excellent person or thing.

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French pepin, of unknown ultimate origin

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