| Definitions | | forbidden fruit |
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noun
- The fruit forbidden to w:Adam, Adam.
- (idiom) Illicit pleasure; something that one should not take or get involved with, such as an another person's spouse.
Translations: - Dutch: verboden vrucht
- French: fruit interdit
- German: verbotene Frucht
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)
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