𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍@midwest.social to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 day 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-square137fedilinkarrow-up1303arrow-down119
arrow-up1284arrow-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 · 1 day agomessage-square137fedilink
minus-squareumbrella@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·35 minutes agoi call bullshit. its “abacaxi” in portuguese, not nanana
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·12 hours agoFun fact: no one knows why us squid are called that in English and no other language calls us anything like that.
minus-squareraef@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-22 hours agoHere’s how the creation of the graphic went: Create a binary Ignore vast majority (of people working with subject) slap together chart, cherrypicking Gloat
minus-squarewewbull@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up63arrow-down2·1 day agoIt’s their superficial resemblance to pinecones.
minus-squareFonzie!@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkarrow-up12·1 day agoIt’s a bit cherry picked, but only a bit, since there are a few languages that just copied the English word later on. Japanese and Korean come to mind.
minus-squarethis@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·edit-21 day agoThat actually makes it funnier to me because ananas would be easier to pronounce in Japanese vs pineapple. Ananansu(u is silent) vs Painappuru.
i call bullshit. its “abacaxi” in portuguese, not nanana
Fun fact: no one knows why us squid are called that in English and no other language calls us anything like that.
Spanish conveniently missing
Here’s how the creation of the graphic went:
It’s their superficial resemblance to pinecones.
It’s a bit cherry picked, but only a bit, since there are a few languages that just copied the English word later on.
Japanese and Korean come to mind.
That actually makes it funnier to me because ananas would be easier to pronounce in Japanese vs pineapple. Ananansu(u is silent) vs Painappuru.