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Goomba's name in the Japanese version is "Kuribo" (クリボー), which means "Chesnut boy" or "Chesnut people". They were named like this because the character sprite was mislabelled by one of the programmers of the original Super Mario game, saying that it looked like a chestnut.
Legends of Localization article:
https://legendsoflocalization.com/comparisons/super-mario-bros/names/#goomba
Eurogamer interview:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRGRJRUWafY&t=124
https://legendsoflocalization.com/comparisons/super-mario-bros/names/#goomba
Eurogamer interview:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRGRJRUWafY&t=124
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