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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Portuguese ananás, from Old Tupi nanas.

Pronunciation edit

  • (file)

Noun edit

nanasi (ma class, plural mananasi)

  1. pineapple

Derived terms edit

Ternate edit

Etymology edit

From Malay nanas.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

nanasi

  1. pineapple

Alternative forms edit

References edit

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh