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Apr 24, 2008 23:15

Did you know...the word grenadine (which is a sweet, sugary syrup),comes from the French word for pomegranate, pome granate.

Granate also has a very close resemblance to many language's word for grenade. Latin's is granata. Spanish & Portuguese -- granada. Dutch -- granaat. And, well, French -- grenade. Which is funny because both look very ( Read more... )

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tender_cactus April 25 2008, 14:58:28 UTC
pomegranate is "granat" in russian. i would think "grain" is also a relative. "having many seeds" = granatus = grainy

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