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English discoverers be naming fruit like (sopuli.xyz)
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[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Normal People: Ananas

Fucking English Speakers Somehow: Pineapple

[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Tbf, there is a resemblance to a pinecone, especially if you're not exactly getting the plumpest, ripest specimens.

[–] shneancy@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

& "apple" used to be a generic term for fruit