NONE@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · edit-26 days agoOh, now i get it! "Peanuts" is because they are "nuts" inside a pod-like thing, just like peas!message-squaremessage-square21linkfedilinkarrow-up1153arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1150arrow-down1message-squareOh, now i get it! "Peanuts" is because they are "nuts" inside a pod-like thing, just like peas!NONE@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · edit-26 days agomessage-square21linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareJasonDJ@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up25·edit-29 days agoThey are more “pea” than “nut”, though. They are a legume. Really, it should be called a peapea. Because there are usually two of them together.
minus-squareNONE@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down1·9 days agoWell, pineapple aren’t apples and starfishes aren’t even fish, so…
minus-squareElectricMachman@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·9 days agoWhen literally every other language said “ananas”, English panicked and mentally combined the concept of a pinecone and a freakin’ apple
minus-squareNONE@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·9 days agoMeanwhile in Spanish we got rid of the apple part and simply call them “Piñas”.
minus-squarejudgyweevil@feddit.itlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-29 days agoBy that logic pea should be called peapeapeapeapeapeapea
minus-squareBjörn Tantau@swg-empire.delinkfedilinkarrow-up3·9 days agoThere’s a type of pea which is called “Kiechererbse” in German. “Erbse” is the German word for pea. And “Kiecher” is the old German word for pea.
minus-squarejudgyweevil@feddit.itlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-28 days agoOk, so since pea in Old English is pise, should it be peapisepisepisepisepisepise or peapeapeapeapeapeapise? peapeapeapisepisepisepise?
minus-squarejxk@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·8 days agoWhy are so many cats appearing after I read that comment out loud
They are more “pea” than “nut”, though. They are a legume.
Really, it should be called a peapea. Because there are usually two of them together.
Well, pineapple aren’t apples and starfishes aren’t even fish, so…
Pen. Pineapple. Apple. Pen.
When literally every other language said “ananas”, English panicked and mentally combined the concept of a pinecone and a freakin’ apple
Meanwhile in Spanish we got rid of the apple part and simply call them “Piñas”.
By that logic pea should be called peapeapeapeapeapeapea
There’s a type of pea which is called “Kiechererbse” in German. “Erbse” is the German word for pea. And “Kiecher” is the old German word for pea.
Ok, so since pea in Old English is pise, should it be peapisepisepisepisepisepise or peapeapeapeapeapeapise? peapeapeapisepisepisepise?
Why are so many cats appearing after I read that comment out loud
You’re welcome