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fun fact, in dutch a potato is called an earth-apple
I believe also in French, 'pomme de terre'.
That is correct.
Some dialects of German have this, too.
yeah, austrian german is using the "Erdapfel" too, but over the last 40+ years of german TV the "Kartoffel" has become a lot more common
Also, earth-pear, for some reason.
In Dutch Aardpeer is the Jerusalem Artichoke not potato
https://nl.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aardpeer
Jerusalem Artichoke are a type of sunflower and potatoes are nightshades so not the same type of plant even though they both are grown for their tubers.
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