A while ago I learned the original Chinese name for a kiwifruit (which is originally from China, and was rebranded as a New Zealand thing thanks to Cold War tensions) is a "monkey peach" This is a 1000x better name and makes me far more interested in eating them
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There real reason for the name change to Kiwifruit was more of a commercial decision as explained in this Zespri propaganda https://www.zespri.com/en-US/blogdetail/whats-in-a-name-the-chinese-gooseberry … The name was dreamed up by Turners & Growers in 1959 to avoid US import tariffs
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They're being diplomatic They landed on "kiwifruit" after they dropped "melonette" because of the import duties in melons But the reason to change the name away from "Chinese gooseberry" in the first place was Cold War xenophobia in the 50s
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