𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍 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-square153fedilinkarrow-up1334
arrow-up1334message-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 to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world • 2 days agomessage-square153fedilink
minus-square@pyre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink16•10 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.