ananas
noun
ana·nas
in sense 1 ˈanəˌnas,
əˈnanəs;
in sense 2 ¦anə¦näs or ¦än-
1
capitalized : a small genus of tropical American plants (family Bromeliaceae) having basal sword-shaped leaves, terminal racemose flowers, and large syncarpous fruits see pineapple
2
or less commonly anana plural ananas
¦anə¦nä,
¦än-
-¦näz
: any of several plants of the family Bromeliaceae: such as a
: pineapple
b
: pinguin
Word History
Etymology
French or Spanish; French, from Spanish ananás, from Portuguese, modification of Tupi naná
First Known Use
1600, in the meaning defined at sense 2
- put/get the word out
- put/give the baby up for adoption
- put/have little faith in
- put/keep one out of action
- put/leave one's stamp
- put/make (someone) wise to
- put/place (someone) on a pedestal
- put/place a premium on
- put/place someone at a disadvantage
- put/placed (someone) on a pedestal
- put/roll/throw out the welcome mat
- put/set (something) to rights
- put/set one's mind to (something)
- put/set pen to paper
- put/stick that in your pipe and smoke it
- put/stick two fingers up at someone
- put/stick/raise one's head above the parapet
- put/take out a contract on
- put/throw a spanner in the works
- put/throw one's weight/influence behind
- put/tie/strap on the feedbag
- putamen
- putamina
- putative
- putative marriage