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Explain Like I'm Five

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[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Here in the Netherlands they're referred to as sinaasappels (Chinese apples) however the color orange is still referred to as oranje. Seems silly to me.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Oh, and TIL where the German word Apfelsine is coming from.