How to Say "Pineapple" in Yiddish

אַנאַנאַס

ananas/anaˈnas/

The Yiddish word for pineapple is אַנאַנאַס (ananas).

אַנאַנאַס is the noun used to refer to the tropical fruit.

Meaning: fruit (noun)

How do you pronounce it?

The pronunciation is /anaˈnas/.

The word אַנאַנאַס originates from the Old Tupi language of indigenous people in Brazil. It entered Yiddish via Portuguese explorers who first encountered the fruit.
In Yiddish culture, tropical fruits like אַנאַנאַס were historically rare luxuries in Eastern Europe. They were often associated with high status or exoticism in older literature.
Unlike English, which combines 'apple' and 'pine', the Yiddish אַנאַנאַס contains no reference to other fruits or trees.

דאָס איז אַן אַנאַנאַס.
This is a pineapple.
This sentence is useful for identifying the fruit.
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די קאַטשקע האָט געגעסן אַנאַנאַס.
The duck ate pineapple.
This sentence shows the fruit being eaten by an animal.
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איך האָב ליב אַנאַנאַס אויף פּיצע.
I love pineapple on pizza.
This sentence expresses a preference for the fruit as a pizza topping.
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Sarah and Menachem are preparing a fruit salad.

שרה Sara

מנחם, קויף ביטע אַן אַנאַנאַס פֿאַרן סאַלאַט.
Menakhem, koyf bite an ananas farn salat.
Menachem, please buy a pineapple for the salad.
מנחם Menahem

איך קען נישט, איך האָב נישט קיין צײַט.
Ikh ken nisht, ikh hob nisht keyn tsayt.
I can't, I don't have time.
שרה Sara

דאָס איז דאָך נאָר אַיין אַנאַנאַס!
Dos iz dok nor ayn ananas!
It's just one pineapple!
מנחם Menahem

גוט, איך וועל עס קויפֿן שפּעטער.
Gut, ikh vel es koyfn shpeter.
Fine, I will buy it later.

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