𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍 to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world • 9 months 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-square185fedilinkarrow-up1374arrow-down126
arrow-up1348arrow-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 to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world • 9 months agomessage-square185fedilink
minus-squareHauslinkfedilink30•9 months agoIn Dutch, a potato is called aardappel, which literally translates to “earth apple” (aarde meaning “earth” and appel meaning “apple”).
minus-square@HornedMeatBeast@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink13•9 months agoUnsurprisingly, similar for us in Afrikaans. “Aartappel”
In Dutch, a potato is called aardappel, which literally translates to “earth apple” (aarde meaning “earth” and appel meaning “apple”).
Unsurprisingly, similar for us in Afrikaans.
“Aartappel”