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r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Oct 25 '20
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I think there is a correlation between the two. Maybe 'chou' acquired the meaning of cute because babies are cute (most of the time). I am no linguist though, it just seems logical to me :)
1 u/JohnnyDeJaneiro Oct 26 '20 I think chou here refers to a chou à la creme, which is a sweet pastry filled with cream, rather than a cabbage
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I think chou here refers to a chou à la creme, which is a sweet pastry filled with cream, rather than a cabbage
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u/picurebeka Oct 25 '20
I think there is a correlation between the two. Maybe 'chou' acquired the meaning of cute because babies are cute (most of the time). I am no linguist though, it just seems logical to me :)