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-squarewewbull@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up63arrow-down2·1 day agoIt’s their superficial resemblance to pinecones.
It’s their superficial resemblance to pinecones.