zanana

English

Noun

zanana (plural zananas)

1. Alternative spelling of zenana

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French ananas. In French, the plural word ananas is commonly preceded by a word, such as aux, les or mes, whose final s or x is not pronounced except in front of vowels, where it is pronounced /z/. As a result, ananas was reanalyzed as having /z/ at the beginning.

Noun

zanana

1. pineapple

References

• Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Romanian

Noun

zanana f (plural zananale)

1. Alternative form of zenana

Declension

Declension of zanana

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) zanana	zananaua	(niște) zananale	zananalele
genitive/dative	(unei) zananale	zananalei	(unor) zananale	zananalelor
vocative	zanana		zananalelor

Seychellois Creole

Etymology

From French ananas. In French, the plural word ananas is commonly preceded by a word, such as aux, les or mes, whose final s or x is not pronounced except in front of vowels, where it is pronounced /z/. As a result, ananas was reanalyzed in Seychellois Creole as beginning with /z/.

Noun

zanana

1. pineapple

References

• Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français