firstfruit en · NOUN
Etymology
From Middle English firste fruyt, equivalent to first + fruit.
Meanings
- An offering of the first of the harvest; firstfruits.
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The first growth, allegory for the first people to receive the message.
For if the firstfruit be holy, the lump is also holy: and if the root be holy, so are the branches.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Romans 11:16:
- Ceremony in Southern Africa, notably among the Zulu and Swazi peoples, in which the paramount chief is the first to eat from the new harvest.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| first fruit | alternative | lexicographic | |
| first-fruit | alternative | lexicographic | |
| firstfruits | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (14)
mi tūāpora (offering of the first of a harvest) · cmn 初熟的果子 (first growth) · pt primícias (offering of the first of a harvest) · fi uutiset (offering of the first of a harvest) · gl primicias (offering of the first of a harvest) · fi ensisato (first growth) · id sulung (offering of the first of a harvest) · es primicias (offering of the first of a harvest) · fi uutinen (first growth) · pl pierwocina (offering of the first of a harvest) · mt bkir (offering of the first of a harvest) · es primicia (offering of the first of a harvest) · ro pârgă (offering of the first of a harvest) · pt primícia (offering of the first of a harvest)