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Re:Color or Fruit? On the Unlikely Etymology of “Orange” (2018) by Xylakant on Thursday January 21, 2021 @08:46AM (#25858696)
[de] Erdapfel (mostly in southern germany, Austria and switzerland, Kartoffel would be common)
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Re:Color or Fruit? On the Unlikely Etymology of “Orange” (2018) by account42 on Thursday January 21, 2021 @10:07AM (#25859550)
That's a weird way to write "Grumbeere" [0]

[0] https://pfl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kartoffel

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Re:Color or Fruit? On the Unlikely Etymology of “Orange” (2018) by Xylakant on Thursday January 21, 2021 @12:31PM (#25861499)
I was about to post that, too, but that's "soil pear" and not apple :)
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