c/lemmyshitpost · by distantsounds@lemmy.world · 2y

a simple misunderstanding

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3 Comments

Doctord1sc0@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 2y (2 replies)

In Germany it is literally translated to grenade apple so you got a point

elFlexor@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y (1 reply)

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

Chais@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 2y

According 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"