Masculine

pijnappel

Meaning

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

Concepts

Synonyms

sparreappel

Translations

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpɛi̯nˌɑ.pəl/
Etymology

In summary

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.

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