Big Apple

== English == === Etymology === Popularized by John J. Fitz Gerald in horse-racing articles in the 1920s - an apple being a treat for a horse, and New York being a prize location for horse-racing at the time. From usage among African American stable hands. See the Wikipedia article. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɪˌɡæ.pəl/ === Proper noun === the Big Apple Nickname for New York City: a major city in New York, United States. ==== Translations ==== === See also === Big Peach === References === Michael Quinion (2004), “Big Apple”, in Ballyhoo, Buckaroo, and Spuds: Ingenious Tales of Words and Their Origins, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Books in association with Penguin Books, →ISBN. John J. Fitz Gerald (1924), “Around the Big Apple”, in New York Morning Telegraph‎[1] == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from English Big Apple. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bi.ɡ‿a.pœl/ === Proper noun === Big Apple f Big Apple (nickname for New York City: a major city in New York, United States) Synonym: Grosse Pomme