Updated November 21st, 2020 at 16:00 IST
'When Zucchini comes to Punjab..': Supermarket's spelling goof up leaves tweeple in splits
While spelling errors are ubiquitous, a supermarket recently altered the entire meaning of summer squash Zucchini after it “renamed” it as ‘jugni’.
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While spelling errors are ubiquitous, a supermarket recently altered the entire meaning of summer squash Zucchini after it “renamed” it as ‘jugni’. The salad vegetable, although originated in Americas, was named “zucchini” by Italians. It is also known by its French name ‘Courgette’ in the UK and most parts of Europe. However, it took the Punjabi dialect to turn it into ‘Jugni’.
The epic goof up took place in Punjab’s city of Ludhiana. A photograph of the vegge’s nametag was later on Twitter, Dr Aman Kashyap, who wrote, “The Punjabi dialect didn`t even spare poor Zucchini once it`s been to Ludhiana.” In the picture, the word ‘Jugni’ is written in bold letters despite the packaging clearly reading ‘Zuccinni’.
When Zucchini Comes to Punjab.
— Dr Aman kashyap (@DrAmankashyap)
The Punjabi dialect didn`t even spare poor Zucchini once it`s been to Ludhiana. pic.twitter.com/euSelaYPVs
Netizens launch meme fest
Since shared, the post has been liked over 3.7 thousand times with netizens eliciting rib tickling responses. Commenting on the price of the same, auser wrote, "Expensive, itne mai 3-4 Lokkey lele koi!". While another user quipped, "I think I like jugni more" Meanwhile, another joked, "You may know that persimmons are called Simran!".
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Jug jug jeeve jugni 😂😂. Saada ta aiyo sahara hai aithe
— Beyond Kilos&Inches (@DeeptaNagpal)
Don't worry zucchini doesn't exist to start with. In Italian it's one zucchina, two zucchine
— Andrea Matranga (@andreamatranga)
When papad came to Britain, it got a makeover to poppadoms! 😀 pic.twitter.com/iMiWTizxRI
— Sharanya Chatterjee (@SharanyaCRanjan)
Whats wrong?
— MLAgarwal (@MLAgarwaal)
When Brits could corrupt so many Indian names to pronounce easier what is wrong if Indians do the same?
Jugni ishq de raste jaave
— Noted (@noted_1)
Kidre dhokha hi na khaave
Ohnu zara samajh na aave
Laave yaa naa dil nu laave
Naale pak mohabbat kare Sai Peer merya jugni ji
Ae ve Allah waleya...jugni ji
Lol...like in Kerala, Arnold Schwarznegger became Arnold Sivasankaran....
— Heimdall (@twitmenon)
Zucchini or courgette is a summer squash which contains small amounts of iron, calcium, zinc, and several other B vitamins. While it can reach nearly 1 metre in length, it is usually harvested when it is still immature at about 15 to 25 cm. On the other hand, Jugni is a term used to refer to a free-spirited, young girl in Punjabi folklore.
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Published November 21st, 2020 at 16:01 IST