fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 25 days agoAch aye, Scottish words for plantsmander.xyzimagemessage-square20linkfedilinkarrow-up1221arrow-down13
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minus-squareTiger666linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·23 days agoNo, it means lion’s teeth. Pissenlit is piss the bed.
minus-squareYoddel_HickorylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·23 days agoAka no one in French would call them dandelion
minus-squareTiger666linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·23 days agoI did, sometimes, as a child. We called them pissenlit et dandelion, both pronounced in French. I grew up speaking both English and French though.
minus-squareYoddel_HickorylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·23 days agoYeah that’s what I meant, around here everyone calls them pissenlit, hence piss the bed.
No, it means lion’s teeth.
Pissenlit is piss the bed.
Aka no one in French would call them dandelion
I did, sometimes, as a child. We called them pissenlit et dandelion, both pronounced in French.
I grew up speaking both English and French though.
Yeah that’s what I meant, around here everyone calls them pissenlit, hence piss the bed.