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minus-squareHalcyonlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·2 months agoIn German language they are called ‘Erdnüsse’ (Ground Nuts), so it is more obvious where they grow. But since the climate doesn’t (yet) allow to grow them here, maybe many people don’t know much about their origins either.
minus-squareWhats_your_reasoning@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·2 months agoThat’s fun, reminds me of how French calls potatoes “apples of the earth” (pommes de terre.)
minus-squareHalcyonlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 months agoIn German, potatoes are also called ‘Erdäpfel’ although that is considered as outdated and somewhat funny.
minus-squarepau_hana@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoIn Baden, I sometimes even hear them called Grumbeere
minus-squareHalcyonlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoOh, that I never heard. But I always lived in the North.
minus-squareHalcyonlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoOh, yes? They also have ‘Paradeiser’! (Tomatoes)
minus-squareScrollone@feddit.itlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 months agoAnd the tomato, in Italian, is called “pomodoro”, literally “golden apple”.
In German language they are called ‘Erdnüsse’ (Ground Nuts), so it is more obvious where they grow.
But since the climate doesn’t (yet) allow to grow them here, maybe many people don’t know much about their origins either.
That’s fun, reminds me of how French calls potatoes “apples of the earth” (pommes de terre.)
In German, potatoes are also called ‘Erdäpfel’ although that is considered as outdated and somewhat funny.
In Baden, I sometimes even hear them called Grumbeere
Oh, that I never heard. But I always lived in the North.
I think it’s still very common in Austria
Oh, yes? They also have ‘Paradeiser’! (Tomatoes)
And the tomato, in Italian, is called “pomodoro”, literally “golden apple”.