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On Thu, 31 Dec 2015 12:28:42 -0500, Brooklyn1
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>On Thu, 31 Dec 2015 04:21:55 -0800, "Julie Bove"
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>>> Cranberry beans may be caled borlotti in Italy or October beans in the US.

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>>Yes. Beans often go by different names.

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>Well DUH... English words are different from Italian words yet mean
>the same thing.


The Italian name isn't confined to Italian. They're also called
borlotti beans in Australia, for instance. In other words: beans often
go by different names in English.

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Bruce