it doesn't have pine.. nor is an apple, nor tastes like them... then why ?
2006-09-30 20:44:06 · 6 answers · asked by khiz 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
According to Wikipedia, the English word "pineapple" is derived from its resemblance to a pine cone. The Latin name, Ananus comosus, is closer to its description, with Ananus coming from the original Peruvian word for the pineapple, nanas, and comusus meaning "tufted", referring to its stem.
2006-09-30 20:54:59 · answer #1 · answered by caysdaddy04 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is actually a reverse misnomer
The term pineapple appeared in 1398 to refer to those hard rock like things that grow on ever-green trees (we now know them as pine cones). When the European explorers started trekking aroudn the world, they found these fruits that looked similar so they called them pineapples too (first recorded in 1665). Obviously confusion would abound so they came up with the word pine cone in 1695 to replace the original use of the world.
The fruit, kept the name pineapple
2006-09-30 20:54:13 · answer #2 · answered by John H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh nooooooo...Now i will consider this Tater! LMAO! Hmmm...It does have those sharp such issues as a pine cone...and hi there a center like a apple...it really is the perfect i will arise with.
2016-11-25 20:02:30 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sometimes when it is really hard it tastes like a pine tree
2006-10-01 02:58:12 · answer #4 · answered by Bansch 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
And pine and apple dont have no pee in them either.
2006-09-30 20:56:34 · answer #5 · answered by frank m 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe because it rhymes well together.
2006-09-30 20:52:40 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋