minus-squaredogsoahC@lemm.eetoShowerthoughts@lemmy.world•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?linkfedilinkarrow-up18·15 days agoIn a lot of languages the word for apple used to refer to all kinds of fruits, particularly new ones from more or less exotic lands. Pineapples also don’t look much like apples, do they? linkfedilink
minus-squaredogsoahC@lemm.eetoProgrammer Humor@lemmy.ml•Punch cards ftwlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·5 months agoI got it, but mostly thanks to watching HIMYM. linkfedilink
In a lot of languages the word for apple used to refer to all kinds of fruits, particularly new ones from more or less exotic lands. Pineapples also don’t look much like apples, do they?