US /əˈnænəs/ UK /əˈnɑːnəs/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a pineapple, or the plant bearing it

    The market stalls were piled high with ripe ananas.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a pineapple, or the plant... pineapple

Etymology

From French or Portuguese ananas, from Tupi-Guarani naná ('pineapple', literally 'excellent fruit').

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