𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍 to [email protected] • 9 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-square58arrow-up1148arrow-down18
arrow-up1140arrow-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 to [email protected] • 9 hours agomessage-square58
minus-square🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 ℹ️linkfedilinkEnglish17•edit-27 hours agoThere was a time when “pomme” was used to name any fruit.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink6•5 hours agoNow we just use fruit. Unless, incident, you’re talking of a Chinese Grapefruit, also know as Pomelo.
There was a time when “pomme” was used to name any fruit.
Now we just use fruit.
Unless, incident, you’re talking of a Chinese Grapefruit, also know as Pomelo.
I love grapefruiting