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What is “olive” in your language? (lemmy.ml)

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Mine is aceituna but azeitona in the language I’ve been studying :)

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[–] Mothra@mander.xyz 7 points 1 year ago (1 child)

The tree is Olivo; the olives themselves are Aceitunas, but the oil is Aceite De Oliva.

This is Spanish.

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[–] wendyz@lemmy.ml [S] 2 points 1 year ago*

Yesss!!! My dad would say “oliva” or “aceituna” but my mom, “aceituna”

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