pineappleとは

語源 1

A split pineapple.

From Middle English pinappel (“pinecone”, literally “pine-apple/pine-fruit”), equivalent to pine +‎ apple. Later applied to the fruit of the pineapple plant due to its resemblance to a pinecone. Compare the post-Classical Latin pomum pini, the Old French pume de pin, the Middle French and French pomme de pin, the Middle Dutch and Dutch pijnappel, the Middle Low German pinappel, the Old High German pīnapful, the Middle High German pīnaphel, and the early Modern German pinapfel — all in the sense of “pine cone”.

名詞

pineapple (複数形 pineapples)

1. A tropical plant, Ananas comosus, native to South America, having thirty or more long, spined and pointed leaves surrounding a thick stem.
2. The ovoid fruit of the pineapple plant, which has very sweet white or yellow flesh, a tough, spiky shell and a tough, fibrous core.
3. (uncountable) The flesh of a pineapple fruit used as a food item.
4. (slang) An Australian fifty dollar note.
5. A web burrfish (Chilomycterus antillarum, syn. Chilomycterus geometricus)
6. A yellow colour, like that of pineapple flesh.
7. (obsolete) A pinecone.

同意語

• (plant): ananas, pineapple plant
• (fruit): ananas

派生語

関連する語

• apple
• pine
• pine-apple

語源 2

A pineapple-style hand grenade

From the shape of a pineapple (the fruit)

名詞

pineapple (複数形 pineapples)

1. (slang) A hand grenade.
2. A hairstyle consisting of a ponytail worn on top of the head, imitating the leaves of a pineapple.

同意語

• (hand grenade): grenade, hand grenade

語源 3

From the tropical fruit being brought in as a luxurious delicacy, featured as the centerpiece of grand meals full of Southern hospitality.^[1]

略号

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1. (U.S. Old South, obsolete) In the Old South, a pineapple placed over the entrance of a house meant the homeowner was home and providing hospitality to visitors. ^[2][3]
2. (U.S. Old South, dated) The likeness of a pineapple is a symbol of Southern hospitality. ^[4][5]

使用する際の注意点

The symbology is attached to wording using "pineapple" as well as the image, shape, physical likeness and the actual fruit. The word "pineapple" is attached to corporate names in the hospitality industry indicating its enduring meaning.^[6][7]

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