ananas
/a.na.ˈnas/masculine
The Romanian word for pineapple is ananas.
ananas refers to the tropical fruit. If you need to specify a portion of the fruit, you can use felie de ananas for a slice of pineapple or bucată de ananas for a piece of pineapple.
Meaning: fruit (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The word ananas is a masculine noun. To say "the pineapple", you attach the definite article to the end of the word to form ananasul. In the genitive or dative singular cases, the form becomes ananasului, which translates to "of the pineapple".
How do you pronounce it?
The pronunciation is /a.na.ˈnas/. It has three syllables, and the stress is on the third syllable.
Did you know?
- The word ananas is an exotic guest in the Romanian language, having traveled from the Tupi language of South America through Portuguese and French before arriving in Romania.
- In Romanian, unlike English, the word ananas describes both the fruit and the plant it grows on.
- If you order 'suc de ananas' in a Romanian cafe, you are much more likely to receive a sweetened, processed juice than a freshly squeezed tropical fruit juice.
Examples in context
- Este alergic la ananas.He is allergic to pineapple.This sentence is useful for expressing an allergy to ananas.Tatoeba #10155009 by elenacristina260, translation #9795908 by eleutherothentes1
- Prefer sucul de ananas în loc de cel de grapefruit.I prefer pineapple juice to grapefruit juice.This sentence is useful for expressing a preference for ananas juice.Tatoeba #9020157 by elenacristina260, translation #7924119 by AlanF_US
- Ananasul este un fruct tropical delicios.The pineapple is a delicious tropical fruit.
- Am cumpărat un ananas foarte mare.I bought a very large pineapple.
Example conversation
Andreea and Andrei are preparing a fruit salad together.
- AndreeaAndrei, ai cumpărat ananas?Andrei, did you buy pineapple?
- AndreiDa, este în geantă.Yes, it is in the bag.
- AndreeaPerfect, îl voi tăia acum.Perfect, I will cut it now.
- AndreiArată foarte proaspăt!It looks very fresh!
Sources
- Wiktionary, “pineapple” translations and entries ananas, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ananas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
