pineapple

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UK /ˈpaɪnæpəl/ US /ˈpaɪnəpəl/

noun 5intj 1

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

juicy, sweet

PINEAPPLE + NOUN

chunks, rings

She added fresh pineapple rings to the dessert before serving it to her guests.

Definitions

intj

A common safeword.

noun

A tropical plant, Ananas comosus, native to South America, having thirty or more long, spined and pointed leaves surrounding a thick stem.

The ovoid fruit of the pineapple plant, which has very sweet white or yellow flesh, a tough, spiky shell and a tough, fibrous core.

The flesh of a pineapple fruit used as a food item.

Spread lightly buttered white bread thinly with cream cheese; sprinkle with pineapple and press together, then cut the sandwiches in thin, slender strips.

An Australian fifty dollar note.

A web burrfish (Chilomycterus antillarum, syn. Chilomycterus geometricus)

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — large sweet fleshy tropical fruit with a terminal tuft of st

ananas

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Spread lightly buttered white bread thinly with cream cheese; sprinkle with pineapple and press together, then cut the sandwiches in thin, slender strips.

Wiktionary

The fruit is similar to an orange in shape and to a pineapple in taste.

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You can decorate the cocktail with a cherry or a pineapple.

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This fruit is shaped like an orange and tastes like a pineapple.

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How much is the kilo of pineapple?

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Tom just loves pineapple upside-down cake.

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Usage Notes

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