ananas

/ əˈnænəs /

noun

1. the pineapple or a related tropical American bromeliaceous plant, the pinguin, that has an edible plum-shaped fruit

Word History and Origins

Origin of ananas¹

C17: from the native name in Peru

Example Sentences

Made with 1,100 pounds of butter and topped with strawberries, tangerines, peaches and ananas, the world’s largest fruitcake won The Guinness World Record on May 24, 2014.

From Time

He joined the bodyguards at the hotel bar and had a couple of glasses of what looked like fruit juice, and he made a joke about it being ananas, or pineapple.

From Newsweek

Pineapples are borne here and there, and it will be noted that armorists have not surrendered this, our ancient word for the “fir-cone,” to the foreign ananas.

From Project Gutenberg

Pine apple, ananas, is the queen of Antiguan fruits.

From Project Gutenberg

Cocoa-nuts, plantains, bananas, pineapples, ananas and other tropical fruits grow abundantly.

From Project Gutenberg