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In the English* language, what are some foods that have the same or closely similar names in foreign languages?

 

*Taking into account the sheer volume of loan words from several languages foreign to English, in many cases it may be difficult to distinguish between what is already a foreign food-related term used in English and that same term in its original language, but please go ahead and give it a try.

  Also, please identify the foreign language. Thanks. 


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Posted - October 23, 2022

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  • 44602
    Liverwurst...Leberwurst (German)
    Sauce...Soße (German)
    Sandwich...sendvitsh (Yiddish.)
    Sandwich...sandwico (Latin) This post was edited by Element 99 at October 26, 2022 4:32 AM MDT
      October 23, 2022 11:16 AM MDT
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  • 16763
    I'm calling bullsh**. Latin was a dead language centuries before John Montagu lent the name of his Earldom to the ubiquitous comestible.
      October 26, 2022 5:51 PM MDT
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  • 53503

     

      I was also both a bit skeptical and completely unaware of that Latin reference upon first reading this entry, so I looked it up and was surprised to find it valid. As to the fact that Latin is a dead language, no such restriction was stated in the parameters of the question, so there is no reason to disqualify it. Thank you for your input and stance.
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      October 26, 2022 6:31 PM MDT
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  • 44602
    Is Google Translate wrong?
      October 26, 2022 7:40 PM MDT
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  • 53503

     

     It may be limited in its scope and depth, I’ve found it to be so on previous attempts at using it. Not all things internet are as accurate as other options.
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      October 26, 2022 10:53 PM MDT
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  • 17592
    There are so many.

    Falafel

    Hummus

    Tabbouleh

      October 23, 2022 12:59 PM MDT
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  • Sandwich (in English)
    Sándwich (en español)
    Mis sándwiches tienen las tildes. Ñam. 






      October 25, 2022 10:42 PM MDT
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  • 5451
    My sandwiches also have tildes but Randy hasn’t even touched the last one I made for him yet.  I think he’s waiting for them to multiply because there aren’t enough of them on it for him.

      October 26, 2022 7:05 PM MDT
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  • 53503

     

      Grrrrrrr.  That’s abusive to both those innocent little tildes and to sandwich-lovers everywhere! No one ever heard of sane, rational people putting tildes on food! 

      October 26, 2022 10:55 PM MDT
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  • 5451
    I didn’t put tildes on that sandwich.  They just magically appeared and started crawling all over it after about a week.  You might want to think about eating that egg salad sandwich I made for you before it goes bad.


    This post was edited by Livvie at October 27, 2022 8:40 PM MDT
      October 27, 2022 7:40 PM MDT
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  • 53503
      October 27, 2022 8:40 PM MDT
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  • 5451

      October 29, 2022 8:32 PM MDT
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  • 53503

     

      Hacker. 

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      October 29, 2022 8:51 PM MDT
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  • 13277
    Vegemite (English)...Vegemite (Australian)
      October 26, 2022 4:34 AM MDT
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  • 44602
    How aboot Canadian, eh?
      October 26, 2022 6:27 AM MDT
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  • 13277
    Poutine (English)...Poutine, eh (Canadian)
      October 26, 2022 8:52 AM MDT
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  • 840
    English   Swedish

    bacon     bacon

    pudding  pudding

    muffin     muffin

    salad       sallad
      October 26, 2022 1:34 PM MDT
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  • 2219
    I can generate a big list simply by using the translations on the cat's food packets. 
      October 27, 2022 5:13 AM MDT
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  • 2219

    When in Belgium, I bought some chocolate to bring home (as you do). 

    It was labelled in French, German and Flemish but none of them were spelt the same way as in English. 

    So I offered my friends Chocolat/Schokolade/Chocolade. 

     

      November 30, 2022 7:18 AM MST
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