Comment on Oh, now i get it! "Peanuts" is because they are nuts inside a pod-like thing, just like peas!

• JasonDJ@lemmy.zip ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Pen. Pineapple. Apple. Pen.

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• LunarLoony@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  When literally every other language said “ananas”, English panicked and mentally combined the concept of a pinecone and a freakin’ apple

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  • NONE_dc@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Meanwhile in Spanish we got rid of the apple part and simply call them “Piñas”.

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