forbidden fruit

== English == === Etymology === 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) === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /fə.ˈbɪ.dn̩ fɹuːt/ (General American) IPA(key): /fɚ.ˈbɪ.dn̩ fɹut/ === Noun === forbidden fruit (countable and uncountable, plural forbidden fruits) (biblical) The fruit forbidden to Adam. (idiomatic) Illicit pleasure. Something desired that cannot be had. A small variety of shaddock (Citrus maxima), or sometimes other citrus fruits. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====