ananas
noun
Form of anana , plural of anana.
Simple meaning
Large sweet fleshy tropical fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves.
Pronunciation
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uhnanuhzSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
əˈnænəz
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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noun
Large sweet fleshy tropical fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves; widely cultivated
rare
Bromelia pinguin, a plant with edible fruit.
rare
Pineapple.
A genus of tropical American plants have sword-shaped leaves and a fleshy compound fruits composed of the fruits of several flowers (such as pineapples)
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This meaning: Large sweet fleshy tropical fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves; widely cultivated
Used this way, ananas is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in technical or specialist writing contexts.
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- Neutral
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- Specialist/technical
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- Not strongly marked
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- Specialized
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- Clinical and technical
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- Technical and specialized
Where it naturally appears
- Technical/specialist writing
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A tropical American plant bearing a large fleshy edible fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves.
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Sense: large sweet fleshy tropical fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves
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