りんご()

りんごがり
noun
apple picking
leisure
1. apple picking
A leisure activity of going to an orchard to pick and eat apples, popular as an autumn outing.
(あき)りんご()()った
We went apple picking in autumn.
My family enjoyed apple picking.
At this orchard you can enjoy apple picking with no time limit.

Formed from りんご (apple) + ()り (gathering, picking), with rendaku making it がり. The suffix ()り is used for going out to gather or pick produce, as in ぶどう()り (grape picking) and いちご()り (strawberry picking).

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Similar words

  • 潮干狩(しおひが): clam digging — another ()り outing
  • ぶどう()り: grape picking — a parallel fruit-picking activity