See also: 菠萝

Chinese edit

phonetic
trad. (菠蘿)
simp. (菠萝)
alternative forms 波羅波罗
波蘿波萝
 
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Etymology edit

Clipping of 菠蘿蜜 (“paramita; jackfruit”), possibly influenced by reanalysis of the original word as 菠蘿 + , resulting in the dropping of (“honey”).

Pronunciation edit


Noun edit

 
菠蘿/菠萝

菠蘿

  1. pineapple (plant, fruit)
    菠蘿汁兒菠萝汁儿  ―  bōluó zhīr  ―  pineapple juice
  2. (Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) pineapple; hand grenade; explosive

Synonyms edit

  • (pineapple):

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Bouyei: boylof
  • Zhuang: bohloz