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It's been 30 years and I still can't get over the fact that the French word for "potatoes" is "ground apples." Have The French never had an apple? (midwest.social)
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[โ€“] pyre@lemmy.world 18 points 1 month ago (1 children)

isn't apple used in many languages as a generic term for fruit?... it's not like pineapple has anything to do with apples either.

[โ€“] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

Case in point: Pomegranate. pomme = apple or more generically fruit, granate = grenade. It's a shrapnel apple. Apt description if you've ever eaten one.