English speakers thought it was from Turkey, and the French believed it was from India (dinde).Ī palindrome is a word that is the same from back to front, such as lepel (spoon), and meetsysteem (measuring system) It is named after the place the Dutch thought it came from, Calcutta. You know, that bird like a big chicken that Americans eat at Thanksgiving. Patatje oorlog – French fries war (French fries with a lot of different sauces).Pindakaas – Peanut cheese (Peanut butter). If you translate different food products, you get some strange words.Ī famous one is potato (aardappel) which is ‘earth apple’.
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