Oh, now i get it! "Peanuts" is because they are "nuts" inside a pod-like thing, just like peas!
Oh, now i get it! "Peanuts" is because they are "nuts" inside a pod-like thing, just like peas!
English is not my main language so this was a significant and funny "A-ha!" moment for me.
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They are more "pea" than "nut", though. They are a legume.
Really, it should be called a peapea. Because there are usually two of them together.
Well, pineapple aren't apples and starfishes aren't even fish, so...
Pen. Pineapple. Apple. Pen.
When literally every other language said "ananas", English panicked and mentally combined the concept of a pinecone and a freakin' apple
Meanwhile in Spanish we got rid of the apple part and simply call them "Piñas".
By that logic pea should be called peapeapeapeapeapeapea
There's a type of pea which is called "Kiechererbse" in German. "Erbse" is the German word for pea. And "Kiecher" is the old German word for pea.
Ok, so since pea in Old English is pise, should it be peapisepisepisepisepisepise or peapeapeapeapeapeapise? peapeapeapisepisepisepise?
Why are so many cats appearing after I read that comment out loud
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