NONE@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · edit-213 days agoOh, now i get it! "Peanuts" is because they are "nuts" inside a pod-like thing, just like peas!message-squaremessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up1154arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up1150arrow-down1message-squareOh, now i get it! "Peanuts" is because they are "nuts" inside a pod-like thing, just like peas!NONE@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · edit-213 days agomessage-square21fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareNONE@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down1·16 days agoWell, pineapple aren’t apples and starfishes aren’t even fish, so…
minus-squareElectricMachman@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·16 days agoWhen literally every other language said “ananas”, English panicked and mentally combined the concept of a pinecone and a freakin’ apple
minus-squareNONE@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·16 days agoMeanwhile in Spanish we got rid of the apple part and simply call them “Piñas”.
Well, pineapple aren’t apples and starfishes aren’t even fish, so…
Pen. Pineapple. Apple. Pen.
When literally every other language said “ananas”, English panicked and mentally combined the concept of a pinecone and a freakin’ apple
Meanwhile in Spanish we got rid of the apple part and simply call them “Piñas”.