Why "pineapple" ?

[Tenochtitlan]

It has nothing to do with pines or apples. This is one of the few things I've been wondering about for quite some time.

Side note: In Danish wee call them "ananas" which has nothing to do with pines or apples, but is just a stupid word I guess.

We use the same word in Arabic! Ananas!

 

[MjM]

It looks like a pinecone and tastes somewhat like apple.

 

[warpus]

You're all wrong - the pineapple was not named after a pine and an apple!!

No, no.. Apples and and pines are named after pineapples.

 

[Heretic_Cata]

In Danish wee call them "ananas" which has nothing to do with pines or apples, but is just a stupid word I guess.

We call them ananas here too ? What in the world does romanian words and danish ones have to do with oneanother.

So what is the explanation of the word "ananas" then ?

EDIT: i've just seen Tenochtitlan's post ... i am preety sure the fruit got to Romania via Turkey who might have got the word from arabians. And since no one here saw anything like it they just took the name the foreigners use.

 

[Urederra]

They are called "ananás" in certain Spanish speaking regions, like in Uruguay or Argentina.
They are simply called "piñas" in most other Spanish speaking countries.

So, ananás for pineapple and patata for pomme-de-terre. and there are still some people who think English is so great because it has ten times more words than any other language.

Take that.

@Yoda_power;

It is because they are plants from the new world, so the names of them are similar in very different languages because is the way the spanish called them when they bring them from the new world for the first time.

Also happens with tomato and other american foods.

 

[Urederra]

Double post...

Actually, it was because I tried to edit the last post by using explorer in a Mac... weird things happened.

 

[willemvanoranje]

Here in Holland it's an ananas as well..

In Brasil they're called 'abaxaci', which comes from one of the indian languages I think... Tupi or Guarani or something.

 

[Raisin Bran]

In Quebec (french spoken) we call it ananas too

 

[thetrooper]

Ananas in Norway as well.

Are pineapples rich in alpha-pinene?

 

[Bartleby]

I know, but potatoes look nor taste noting like apples.

I have heard tell that if you blindfold someone, have them sniff apple and give them a piece of potato to eat, they'll think it's apple. Never tried it though.

 

[Tank_Guy#3]

Ever seen a pine cone?

Pine cone fruit = pineapple.

I was just going to say this...

The pine cone and the pineapple fruit generally do the same thing, hold the seeds until they are ready to grow, and then to provide nourishment until the roots of the plant can take over and do the job.

 

[El_Machinae]

Here's another one ...

what colour would you say blueberries are? As a colour-blind person, I've always assumed they were blue.

 

[Masquerouge]

Here's another one ...

what colour would you say blueberries are? As a colour-blind person, I've always assumed they were blue.

Yeah, they can be black sometimes.

 

[Urederra]

Ananas in Norway as well.

Are pineapples rich in alpha-pinene?

I hope not... If I recall correctly, alpha-pinene is a terpene extracted from the pinetrees, But I might be wrong. My pharmacognosy is a bit rusty, too long since I studied it.

 

[schmiddi]

which comes from the german appfelsin(i think that's how you spell it).

Apfelsine, to be precise.