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You might see this fruit growing in Cornwall, the home of the Cornish language.
It is a very useful item, and can be eaten raw, baked, made into pies, or pressed for its juice. What fruit is called "aval" in Cornish? |
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Another fruit you might find growing in Cornwall is one of my favorites. The tree it grows on is mentioned in a song about "The Twelve Days of Christmas."
What is a "peren?" |
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Even though Cornish is a Celtic language, some of its words were obviously borrowed from English. This fruit grows on a vine. In Irish it's called a "fionchaor," in Welsh a "gronyn," and in Breton a "rezinenn." What would you get if you asked for a "grappa" in Cornish? |
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It's red and has its seeds on the outside. If Deana Carter spoke Cornish, she might have sung a song about what kind of wine? |
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You can make a refreshing summer drink from this fruit, but you'd better add sugar! What fruit are you squeezing if you have a "lymaval" in your hand? |
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If he couldn't spell it in English, Dan Quayle would have a hard time spelling it in Cornish. What are are "tattys?" |
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The next vegetable is one that Pythagoras warned people against eating. It's lucky that he wasn't Mexican, since this starchy vegetable is a staple of that cuisine. If a Cornish speaker gave you a plate of "faven," what would you be eating? |
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If Bugs Bunny came to Cornwall, he might be looking for this vegetable. What is a "caretysen?" |
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Cornwall is famous for its "pasties," a combination of meat and vegetables baked into a pastry crust. Ingredients can vary widely, but one of the vegetables you might find in a pasty is "turnypen." What is the English word for this plant? |
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Now that you know the names of many fruits and vegetables in Cornish, you need to know where to find them. I'd suggest looking in a "lowarth." What does "lowarth" mean? |
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