distantsounds@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoa simple misunderstandinglemmy.worldimagemessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up191arrow-down12
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minus-squareDoctord1sc0@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up6·10 months agoIn Germany it is literally translated to grenade apple so you got a point
minus-squareelFlexor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·10 months agoWell apple in french is “pomme” so “pomme grenade” is kind of the literal translation - not sure if the English word actually comes from this
minus-squareChais@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·10 months agoAccording to Wikipedia: The name pomegranate derives from medieval Latin pōmum “apple” and grānātum “seeded”.[7] Possibly stemming from the old French word for the fruit, pomme-grenade, the pomegranate was known in early English as “apple of Grenada”
In Germany it is literally translated to grenade apple so you got a point
Well apple in french is “pomme” so “pomme grenade” is kind of the literal translation - not sure if the English word actually comes from this
According to Wikipedia: