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[–] Yoddel_Hickory@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Dandelion also means pee the bed in French, might be on to something.

[–] Malgas@beehaw.org 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Ironic, given that the English "dandelion" was borrowed from the Old French dent de leon ("lion's tooth").

[–] Tiger666@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 month ago

Lion not Leon

Leon is a proper name for a person.

[–] Tiger666@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

No, it means lion's teeth.

Pissenlit is piss the bed.

[–] Yoddel_Hickory@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 month ago

Aka no one in French would call them dandelion