Random fact

[pne]

The German word for "nipple" translates literally as "breast wart". No, seriously.

(Though since it's been lexicalised, I'd imagine that most native German speakers tend not to think of warts when talking about nipples; that is, they tend to use it as an unanalysable single-part name, much like, say, "guinea pig", which is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig, yet most native English speakers probably think of neither when they say the name unless they consciously pick it apart.)

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[darth-spacey.livejournal.com]

I had in my mind that "die Brustwarze" was one of several possible words, and not the one in common usage. I thought it was in The Language Log, or Snopes, or something, quite recently, but can't immediately find it. None of my sources give any other translations except for engineering terms and the sort of rubber nipples one finds on a baby's bottle. Curious.

[elgrande.livejournal.com]

It is in common usage.