pineapple

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Related terms 1.3.4 Translations

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[edit] Etymology

A 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.

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: pīʹnăpəl, IPA: /ˈpaɪnæpəl/, SAMPA: /"paIn{p@l/
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[edit] Noun

pineapple (plural pineapples)

1. A tropical plant native to South America, having thirty or more long, spined and pointed leaves surrounding a thick stem.
2. The ovoid fruit of the pineapple plant, which has very sweet, white or yellow flesh, a tough, spiky shell and a tough, fibrous core.
3. (slang) A hand grenade.
4. (slang) An Australian fifty dollar note.

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• (plant): pineapple plant
• (hand grenade): grenade, hand grenade

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crazy pineapple pineapple bomb pineapple bun pineapple chunks pineapple cloth Pineapple Express pineapple fiber, pineapple fibre pineapple flower pineapple grenade pineapple guava Pineapple Island

pineapple jelly pineapple juice pineapple kernel pineapple mint pineapple nut pineapple plant pineapple potato Pineapple Primary pineapple rum pineapple sage

pineapple seed pineapple shawl pineapple strawberry pineapple test pineapple tree pineapple upside-down cake pineapple verbena pineapple weed pineapple wine twisted pineapple

[edit] Related terms

• apple
• pine

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