ananas

noun

ana·​nas

in sense 1 ˈanəˌnas,

əˈnanəs;

in sense 2 ¦anə¦näs or ¦än-

1

capitalized : a small genus of tropical American plants (family Bromeliaceae) having basal sword-shaped leaves, terminal racemose flowers, and large syncarpous fruits see pineapple

2

or less commonly anana

¦anə¦nä,

¦än-

plural ananas

-¦näz

: any of several plants of the family Bromeliaceae: such as

a

: pineapple

b

: pinguin

Word History

Etymology

French or Spanish; French, from Spanish ananás, from Portuguese, modification of Tupi naná

First Known Use

1600, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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