pijnappel

Meaning

1. (masculine) pinecone
2. (masculine,obsolete) pineapple

Concepts

pine cone

cone

fir-apple

Hyphenated as

pijn‧ap‧pel

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɛi̯nˌɑ.pəl/

Etymology

From pijn (“pine”) + appel (“apple”). Although the word was formed very similarly to English pineapple, their meanings now differ: the tropical fruit is instead known as ananas in modern Dutch.