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Il 15/11/2010 15:40, Michael Kuettner ha scritto:

>> The German word for potato is Kartoffel. However in my German dialect
>> potatoes are referred to as: Erd Aepffel. Erd = Earth, Aepfell(the
>> way we pronounce it) = Appels.


> Erdapfel. Erdaepfel is the plural.


Very similar to the dutch "aardappel"

> Tomato = Paradeiser (apple from paradise).


Here it is pomodoro, from pomo d'oro: golden apple
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