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minus-squareYoddel_Hickory@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·2 months agoDandelion also means pee the bed in French, might be on to something.
minus-squareTiger666@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoNo, it means lion’s teeth. Pissenlit is piss the bed.
minus-squareYoddel_Hickory@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoYeah that’s what I meant, around here everyone calls them pissenlit, hence piss the bed.
minus-squareYoddel_Hickory@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoAka no one in French would call them dandelion
minus-squareTiger666@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months 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.
Dandelion also means pee the bed in French, might be on to something.
No, it means lion’s teeth.
Pissenlit is piss the bed.
Yeah that’s what I meant, around here everyone calls them pissenlit, hence 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.