ananas
ananas · ananases · ananasses
PineapplePineapple.
/əˈneɪnəs/
Meaning
2 sensesPineapple.
Bromelia pinguin, a plant with edible fruit.
More definitions
- a genus of tropical American plants have sword-shaped leaves and a fleshy compound fruits composed of the fruits of several flowers (such as pineapples)
- large sweet fleshy tropical fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves; widely cultivated
Origin
From Italian ananas, from French ananas, from Spanish ananás, from Portuguese ananás, adapFrom Italian ananas, from French ananas, from Spanish ananás, from Portuguese ananás, adapted from Old Tupi naná (“pineapple”).
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Forms
plural: ananases / ananassesSynonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- a genus of tropical American plants have sword-shaped leaves and a fleshy compound fruits composed of the fruits of several flowers (such as pineapples):genus Ananas
- large sweet fleshy tropical fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves; widely cultivated:pineapple