Germans call potato an "earth apple"

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>>73007189
Chinese call potato an "earth bean".

In retrospect that makes more sense than earth apple.

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English calls piña "pine apple"

But we don't. We call it 'Kartoffel' which is derived from the Italian 'tartufolo' which means small truffle.

>>73007630
Wir nennen es auch Erd Apfel. Wird nur nicht in der Umgangssprache benutzt.

>>73007463
That's an accurate description of their appearance.

>>73007972
It doesn't remotely look like an apple, while both an apple and a potato are both simple round bulbs with homogenus flesh

Germans call oranges "chinese apples"

>>73007189
Nothing wrong with that

>>73009486
Nothing wrong with that

>>73007189
>his """"""language"""""" doesn't call potatoes earth apples

>>73007189
ziemniaki...

ziem niaki

Earth.. nachos?

>>73009486
*Trump apples

We call tomato "golden apple"