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Re:Babylonian Lamb Stew with Beets (1750–1730 BCE) by Agentlien on Monday September 07, 2026 @05:54AM (#49596285)
Everything is an apple, it seems. You also have earth apples (pomme de terre in French, aardappel in Dutch) for potatoes, grenade apples (pomegranate in English, granatäpple in Swedish, ...), pineapple, ...
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Re:Babylonian Lamb Stew with Beets (1750–1730 BCE) by xattt on Monday September 07, 2026 @07:56AM (#49597275)
It helps that Latin has the word pomus for fruit.
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