Is it a pineapple or ananas?

A rather interesting linguistic phenomenon present for decades across the globe is the use of the terms ananas and pineapple. While other languages refer to the fruit as ananas or something similar, in English it is referred to as pineapple and in Spanish as piña.

Is pineapple ananas in every language?

Nearly every language – besides Spanish, who made the same mistake as English, and even there still has ananás – calls the fruit “ananas”. German, Finnish, Hindi, Yiddish, Tamil, Wolof, Kyrgyz, Malay use recognizeable bretheren, and yet English is left with something else, something disgusting.

Why do English say pineapples ananas?

It was named “pineapple” by the European explorers due to its resemblance to a pine cone. In many countries, however, the prized fruit has a name similar to “ananas” that comes from the Tupi word “nanas,” meaning “excellent fruit,” and was recorded by André Thevet, a French Franciscan priest and explorer in 1555.

Why do most languages say ananas?

The question is: why did the English adapt the name pineapple from Spanish (which originally meant pinecone in English) while most European countries eventually adapted the name ananas, which came from the Tupi word nanas (also meaning pineapple).

What language is the word Ananas?

From French ananas, from Spanish ananás, from Portuguese ananás (“pineapple”), from Old Tupi nanas (“pineapple”).

What is the biggest pineapple in the world?

The worlds largest pineapple ever recorded was in 2011 grown by Christine McCollum from Bakewell Australia. It measured 32cm long had a 66cm girth and weighed 28kg. Weighing in at 18.25 lbs (8.28kg) is the behemoth, the ultimate, the pinnacle of pineapples pictured below.

What does Anana mean in Spanish?

pineapple
masculine noun or ananás invariable masculine noun or ananasa feminine noun. (Andes) pineapple.