𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍@midwest.social to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 7 hours 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-square56fedilinkarrow-up1124arrow-down18
arrow-up1116arrow-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 · 7 hours agomessage-square56fedilink
minus-squarewewbulllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up35arrow-down2·7 hours agoIt’s their superficial resemblance to pinecones.
It’s their superficial resemblance to pinecones.