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It'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? (midwest.social)

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[-] ours@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago

Something thankfully not all French-speaking countries agree. But the ground apple is pretty much universal. The alternative "patate" is also widely used,

Stuff from the "new world" (Americas) often got some weird names. Like the "Indian chickens" (turkeys).

[-] crypto@sh.itjust.works 1 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

Edit: I misunderstood

[-] crypto@sh.itjust.works 1 points 14 hours ago

I misunderstood

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