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[-] slazer2au@lemmy.world 37 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)
[-] raef@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago

Spanish conveniently missing

[-] wewbull@feddit.uk 42 points 12 hours ago

It's their superficial resemblance to pinecones.

[-] lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 9 points 11 hours ago

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.

[-] this@sh.itjust.works 7 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

That actually makes it funnier to me because ananas would be easier to pronounce in Japanese vs pineapple. Ananansu(u is silent) vs Painappuru.

this post was submitted on 19 Oct 2024
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