菠蘿

See also: 菠萝

Chinese

phonetic
trad. (菠蘿) 菠 蘿
simp. (菠萝) 菠 萝
alternative forms 波羅/波罗
波蘿/波萝

Etymology

Clipping of 菠蘿蜜 (“paramita; jackfruit”), possibly influenced by reanalysis of the original word as 菠蘿 + 蜜, resulting in the dropping of 蜜 (“honey”).

Pronunciation


Noun

菠蘿/菠萝

菠蘿

  1. pineapple (plant, fruit)
    菠蘿汁兒/菠萝汁儿  ―  bōluó zhīr  ―  pineapple juice
  2. (Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) pineapple; hand grenade; explosive

Synonyms

  • (pineapple):

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Bouyei: boylof
  • → Zhuang: bohloz
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