different between abacaxi vs anana

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese abacaxi (“pineapple”), from Old Tupi ibakatí.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?æ.b?.k???i/, /?æ.b?.k???i/

Noun

abacaxi (plural abacaxis)

1. A large Brazilian pineapple.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• abacaxí (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi ibakatí.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.?ba.ka.??i/, IPA^(key): /?.?ba.k?.??i/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /?.b?.k?.??i/
• Hyphenation: a?ba?ca?xi

Noun

abacaxi m (plural abacaxis)

1. (Brazil) pineapple (fruit)

   Synonym: ananás (Portugal)

2. (Brazil) pineapple (plant)

   Synonyms: abacaxizeiro (Brazil), ananás (Portugal)

3. (Portugal) a certain fragrant, sweet cultivar of pineapple
4. (Brazil, slang) a difficult situation
5. (Brazil, military slang) pineapple (hand grenade)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:abacaxi.

Derived terms

• descascar um abacaxi
• abacaxizal
• abacaxizeiro

Further reading

• “abacaxi” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

English

Noun

anana (plural ananas)

1. (obsolete) Alternative form of ananas

Basque

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Spanish ananás, from Portuguese ananás, adapted from Old Tupi nanas (“pineapple”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.na.na/

Noun

anana inan

1. pineapple (plant)
2. pineapple (fruit)

Declension

Turkish

Noun

anana

1. second-person singular simple present possessive accusative of ana