ananas C2+ Topic:Plants & Agriculture US /əˈnænəs/ UK /əˈnɑːnəs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a pineapple, or the plant bearing it The market stalls were piled high with ripe ananas. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a pineapple, or the plant... pineapple Etymology AI details From French or Portuguese ananas, from Tupi-Guarani naná ('pineapple', literally 'excellent fruit'). naná Tupi View etymology graph -> Topics Plants & Agriculture External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # ananas **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /əˈnænəs/ **IPA (UK):** /əˈnɑːnəs/ ## Meanings 1. a pineapple, or the plant bearing it ## Examples - The market stalls were piled high with ripe ananas. ## Synonyms - pineapple ## Roots and Affixes - Root: naná ## Etymology From French or Portuguese ananas, from Tupi-Guarani naná ('pineapple', literally 'excellent fruit'). ## AI Etymology Ananas is a noun meaning "a pineapple, or the plant bearing it". Historically, it is from French or Portuguese ananas, from Tupi-Guarani naná ('pineapple', literally 'excellent fruit'). The historical chain is anchored in Tupi naná. This keeps the modern noun sense tied to the older forms and language sequence behind it. ## Topics - Plants & Agriculture markdown