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Und wieder läutet der Tag der dummen Fragen. "Ask a Stupid Question Day" auch in Übersee genannt.

Ein dumme Frage: Zu welcher Kategorie gehört eigentlich eine Avocado? Obst oder Gemüse?

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Date: 28 September 2021 02:11 pm (UTC)

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Date: 30 September 2021 12:56 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mexpatriot.livejournal.com
Maybe it is intuitive, like grammar. Avocados go with other vegetables, like tomatoes or beans, onions, chiles, etc. You wouldn't have avocado with berries, oranges, mangos. I suppose it is rather arbitrary, though.

Mexicans don't make these distinctions. They don't have a class called "melons," as in English. They say sandia, papaya, melon, melon chino, etc., while English says, watermelon, papaya melon, honeydew melon, etc.

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