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ananass

ananass

See also: ananāss

Estonian

ananass

Noun

ananass (genitive ananassi, partitive ananassi)

  1. pineapple

Declension


Latvian

Ananass (1)
Ananass (2)

Alternative forms

Etymology

Via other European languages, apparently a borrowing from Tupinambá nana (pineapple), or maybe from some other South American language in contact with Tupinambá.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ananas]

Noun

ananass m (1st declension)

  1. pineapple (tropical plant with big, juicy, aromatic fruit, esp. Ananas comosus or sativus)
    ananasu plantācijaspineapple plantations
    kultivēt ananasus ― to cultivate pineapples
    svarīgs kultūraugs ir ananass, kas savvaļā aug Vidusamerikā ― the pineapple, which grows wild in Central America, is an important crop
  2. pineapple (the fruit of this plant)
    ananasu sulapineapple juice
    konservēti ananasi ― canned pineapples

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