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Erdbirne
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German
Etymology
From de Erde earth Birne pear. Perhaps an alteration of de Erdapfel earth-apple, as de Erdbirne originally referred specifically to potatoes with an oblong shape, closer to that of a pear than an apple.
Pronunciation
de De-Erdbirne.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
f
de rare a potato
de Thesaurus:Kartoffel
Declension
f
Further reading
de Potatoes