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noun
- A tropical plant native to South America, having thirty or more long, spined and pointed leaves surrounding a thick stem.
- The ovoid fruit of the pineapple plant, which has very sweet, white or yellow flesh, a tough, spiky shell and a tough, fibrous core.
- (slang) A hand grenade.
Translations: - Dutch: ananas(nl)m
- French: ananas(fr)m
- German: Ananas(de)f
- Italian: ananas(it)m
- Spanish: ananí¡s(es, pií±a, f}}, {{t+, es)m
Etymology: Calque of Dutch sparappel, pine cone, from the resemblance of the fruit to a pine cone, as noted by Dutch importers of the fruit to Europe.
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