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ananas

UK/əˈneɪnəs/

ananas noun: pineapple.

Noun

ananas (plural ananases or ananasses)

  1. (archaic or non-native speakers' English) Pineapple.
    • Witness, thou best Anana, thou the Pride / Of vegetable Life […].a. 1749 (date written), James Thomson, “Summer”, in The Seasons, London: […] A[ndrew] Millar, and sold by Thomas Cadell, […], published 1768, →OCLC
    • The Apple Tree delights evry Eye, while the Anana gives no Notice of its future excellence.1789 December 30, Hester Thrale Piozzi, Thraliana
  2. (rare or non-native speakers' English) Bromelia pinguin, a plant with edible fruit.
    Synonyms:
    pinguin

Synonyms of ananas

Forms of ananas

pluralananases
pluralananasses
alternative formanana

Origin of ananas

From Italian ananas, from French ananas, from Spanish ananás, from Portuguese ananás, adapted from Old Tupi naná (“pineapple”).

Questions about ananas

What does ananas mean?
Ananas means pineapple.
What part of speech is ananas?
Ananas is a noun.
How do you pronounce ananas?
Ananas is pronounced /əˈneɪnəs/ (UK).
What is the plural of ananas?
The plural of ananas is ananases.

Words near ananas in the dictionary

  1. anamu
  2. anamus
  3. anan
  4. anana
  5. Ananaki
  6. ananas
  7. ananases
  8. ananasses
  9. ananastasia
  10. ananastasias
  11. anancasm

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