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arrow-up189imagea simple misunderstandinglemmy.world@[email protected] to Lemmy [email protected]English • 2 years agomessage-square3fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink6•2 years agoIn Germany it is literally translated to grenade apple so you got a point
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•2 years 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-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•2 years 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: