菠蘿

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See also: 菠萝

Chinese[edit]

phonetic
trad. (菠蘿)
simp. (菠萝)
alternative forms 波羅波罗
波蘿波萝
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Etymology[edit]

Clipping of 菠蘿蜜 (“paramita; jackfruit”), possibly influenced by reanalysis of the original word as 菠蘿 + , resulting in the dropping of (“honey”).

Pronunciation[edit]


Noun[edit]

菠蘿/菠萝

菠蘿

  1. pineapple (plant, fruit)
    菠蘿汁兒菠萝汁儿  ―  bōluó zhīr  ―  pineapple juice
  2. (Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) pineapple; hand grenade; explosive

Synonyms[edit]

  • (pineapple):

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Bouyei: boylof
  • Zhuang: bohloz