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elFlexor@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

Well apple in french is “pomme” so “pomme grenade” is kind of the literal translation - not sure if the English word actually comes from this

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Chais@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago
According to Wikipedia:

The name pomegranate derives from medieval Latin pōmum “apple” and grānātum “seeded”.[7] Possibly stemming from the old French word for the fruit, pomme-grenade, the pomegranate was known in early English as “apple of Grenada”

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