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Date: 1600-1700
Origin: pineapple 'pinecone' (14-18 centuries)

pineapple

 noun
     
pineapple
Related topics: Food Dish, Plants
pine‧ap‧ple [uncountable and countable]
DFFHBP a large yellow-brown tropical fruit or its sweet juicy yellow flesh:
pineapple chunks
pineapple juice
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