菠蘿蜜

See also: 菠萝蜜

Chinese

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Etymology

From 波羅蜜 (“paramita; perfection”), with the addition of the (“grass”) radical to indicate a plant.

The association between paramita and jackfruit may have resulted from the confusion of the two Sanskrit loanwords 波羅蜜 (MC pa la mjit, “paramita”) and 波那娑 (MC pa na sa, “jackfruit”).

Pronunciation

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Noun

菠蘿蜜

  1. jackfruit; breadfruit
  2. (dialectal Mandarin, Min Bei, Wu) pineapple

Synonyms

  • (jackfruit):

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  • (pineapple):

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

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