forbidden fruit

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forbidden fruit

/fəˈbɪ.dn̩ fɹuːt/ UK
/fɚˈbɪ.dn̩ fɹut/ US

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With reference to Genesis 2:17: ‘But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.’ (KJV)

noun forbidden fruits

countable, uncountable The fruit forbidden to Adam.
countable, idiomatic, uncountable Illicit pleasure.
countable, uncountable Something desired that cannot be had. She was forbidden fruit because she was his teacher. This taboo made him want a relationship with her even more.
countable, uncountable A small variety of shaddock (Citrus maxima), or sometimes other citrus fruits.

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noun the fruit forbidden to Adam

Español	fruto prohibido
中文	禁果 jìnguǒ
Português	fruto proibido
Français	fruit défendu
Deutsch	verbotene Frucht
Ελληνικά	απαγορευμένος καρπός apagorevménos karpós
Русский	запре́тный плод zaprétnyj plod
العربية	فَاكِهَة مُحَرَّمَة
עברית	הַפְּרִי הָאָסוּר haprí haasúr

noun illicit pleasure

Español	fruto prohibido
中文	偷歡 /偷欢 tōuhuān
Português	fruto proibido
Русский	запре́тный плод zaprétnyj plod

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@misc{forbidden_fruit_2026,
  title = {forbidden fruit},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/forbidden%20fruit},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}