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Similar to Pineapple which is basically "ananas" in every language except English (pineapple) and Spanish (piña); though "ananas" is also accepted, but rarely u
by beagle3 9y ago
Similar to Pineapple which is basically "ananas" in every language except English (pineapple) and Spanish (piña);
though "ananas" is also accepted, but rarely used, in Spanish, so English stands alone.
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- captainmuon 9y agoExcept in Austrian German, where "Ananas" can strangely mean "strawberry" :-)
- taejo 9y agoThe scientific name for garden strawberries Fragaria × ananassa. They are hybrids of F. virginiana and F. chiloensis (both of which come from the parts of the Americas referred to in their names). They apparently have a pineappley aroma in comparison to their native European cousins, F. vesca.
- marcosdumay 9y agoIt's "abacaxi" in Brazil, although I guess it's "ananás" in Portugal.