lostPackets35 t1_je8cikt wrote on March 30, 2023 at 3:36 AM

Reply to comment by lostPackets35 in ELI5 Why are pickles not just called pickled cucumbers? by Shabless

Edit: I was also something like 43 when I realized the name " tater tots" came from " tater", like potato. And tots meaning small. I swear I'm not an idiot.

Clobber420 t1_je8kdkd wrote on March 30, 2023 at 4:53 AM

Burrito is a good one too. Little donkey. Cuz the tortilla holds it all for us.

sludge_dragon t1_je8m2jl wrote on March 30, 2023 at 5:12 AM

Make it big enough and you can call it a burro.

trymypi t1_je8cuj2 wrote on March 30, 2023 at 3:39 AM

Just wait til you learn the French word for them

urzu_seven t1_je8hcew wrote on March 30, 2023 at 4:22 AM

Le tater tots?

weqrer t1_je8psgf wrote on March 30, 2023 at 5:56 AM

Le toteroux