Masculine

ananás

  1. (masculine) pineapple plant (Ananas comosus)
  2. (masculine) pineapple fruit

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/a.naˈna(j)s/
Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi ananá. The final ⟨s⟩ is unetymological as no word in Old Tupi could end in /s/ and possibly results from a back-formation from ananazeiro (“pineapple plant”) — compare araçás. First attested in the 16th century.

pineapple plant

Ananas comosus

pineapple tree

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