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[-] huppakee@feddit.nl 16 points 3 months ago

fun fact, in dutch a potato is called an earth-apple

[-] Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org 23 points 3 months ago

I believe also in French, 'pomme de terre'.

[-] synapse1278@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago

That is correct.

[-] bleistift2@sopuli.xyz 7 points 3 months ago

Some dialects of German have this, too.

yeah, austrian german is using the "Erdapfel" too, but over the last 40+ years of german TV the "Kartoffel" has become a lot more common

[-] Aqarius@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Also, earth-pear, for some reason.

[-] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

In Dutch Aardpeer is the Jerusalem Artichoke not potato

https://nl.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aardpeer

Jerusalem Artichoke are a type of sunflower and potatoes are nightshades so not the same type of plant even though they both are grown for their tubers.

[-] tamal3@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

You mean fartichokes

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