appels

Appels is a written form found in several languages with different meanings. In Dutch and Afrikaans, appels is the plural of the noun for the fruit apple. In French, appel is the singular noun meaning a call or an appeal, and appels is its plural. The same spelling can also appear as a surname or place name in various contexts.

In Dutch and Afrikaans, appels specifically denote the fruit. For example, in Dutch “Ik eet twee appels” means “I am eating two apples.” In everyday Afrikaans usage, the phrase is similar.

In French contexts, appel refers to a call or appeal. Examples include “un appel” for a telephone call, “un appel d’offres” for a call for tenders, and the verb phrase “faire appel à” meaning to appeal to or to call upon. The plural “appels” surfaces in sequences like “les appels téléphoniques” or “les appels d’offres.”

As a surname or toponym, Appels may occur in names of people or places, depending on country and tradition.

Etymology and notes: The Dutch and Afrikaans word for the fruit derives from Germanic roots; the French appel comes from Latin appellare, meaning to name or to call. Because of cross-language similarity, the same spelling can carry fruit-related meaning in Dutch/Afrikaans and abstract meanings of calls or appeals in French, which can lead to confusion for learners without context.