אַנאַנאַס

Yiddish

אַן אַנאַנאַס.

Etymology

Ultimately from Portuguese ananás, from Old Tupi naná.

Compare Belarusian ананас (ananas), Ukrainian ананас (ananas), Russian ананас (ananas).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /anaˈnas/
• Hyphenation: אַ‧נאַ‧נאַס

Noun

אַנאַנאַס • (ananas) m, plural אַנאַנאַסן (ananasn)

1. pineapple (plant and fruit)

References

• Paul Abelson (1915), “pineapple”, in English-Yiddish Encyclopedic Dictionary, New York: The Jewish Press, page 1059