𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍@midwest.social to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 days agoIt'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?message-squaremessage-square145fedilinkarrow-up1320arrow-down121
arrow-up1299arrow-down1message-squareIt'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?𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍@midwest.social to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square145fedilink
minus-squarepyre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·6 hours agoisn’t apple used in many languages as a generic term for fruit?.. it’s not like pineapple has anything to do with apples either.
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.