Comments on: Grapefruit Gone to Ground

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 22:59:39 +0000

You’re probably right. Could be a native word…I read that many Chilean words come from the Mapuche people.

Less importantly, does anyone else love that Hass jingle as much as I do??

lomagirl — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 05:33:01 +0000

“Palta” must be Chilean. In Colombia it’s still aguacate.

Jonathan — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 01:00:50 +0000

Allie,
If you can get a flight to Chile…

Allie — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:56:33 +0000

That makes me sad. I would’ve eaten some, turned others into marmalade and still more into curd. Could’ve spent weeks happily canning it all.

Nancy from Mass — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:45:29 +0000

I could live under that tree and eat grapefruit all day.

Jonathan — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:08:04 +0000

Thanks, Katy. Let me figure out what’s happening…

OK, should be all better. Thanks again for the head’s up!

Katy Wolk-Stanley — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:30:02 +0000

Jonathan,

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-Katy

Jonathan — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:50:00 +0000

Diana, thanks for that tip. In what circumstances are you using that phrase? (I’m interested more about the circumstances than the vocab).

Diana Foss — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:56:49 +0000

I always say “recollectar frutas” when I’m explaining it in Spanish, but, strictly speaking, that just means “pick fruit,” not necessarily “glean.”

Sounds like a great trip!