minus-squareHaus@kbin.earthtoShowerthoughts@lemmy.world•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?linkfedilinkarrow-up30·11 days agoIn Dutch, a potato is called aardappel, which literally translates to “earth apple” (aarde meaning “earth” and appel meaning “apple”). linkfedilink
minus-squareHaus@kbin.earthtoAsklemmy@lemmy.ml•How does one transport a 25 lb French Bulldog across the Atlantic?linkfedilinkarrow-up19·22 days agoI’d advise using an African Swallow. linkfedilink
In Dutch, a potato is called aardappel, which literally translates to “earth apple” (aarde meaning “earth” and appel meaning “apple”).