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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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[-] shneancy@lemmy.world 71 points 11 hours ago

"apple" used to be a generic term for fruit. So it's actually "fruit of the earth", the French are poetic like that

[-] Daze@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 hours ago

So this means moonshine is apple juice?

[-] Isoprenoid@programming.dev 24 points 9 hours ago

“apple” used to be a generic term for fruit.

Oh, that explains the myth that Adam and Eve at an apple, when a specific fruit is never mentioned.

https://www.etymonline.com/word/apple

[-] Kushan@lemmynsfw.com 4 points 4 hours ago

That's a bingo.

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