pineapple

Chinese #

Cantonese #

菠蘿

Pronunciation ( Yale) #

bō lòh

Wiktionary #

菠蘿, 菠, 蘿

Mandarin #

菠蘿

Pronunciation ( Mandarin) #

bō luó

Wiktionary #

菠蘿, 菠, 蘿

Simplified #

菠萝

Wiktionary #

菠萝, 菠, 萝

Description #

Pineapples originated in South America and are cultivated in tropical climes around the world, including Taiwan, famous for their pineapple cakes (featured in their airport gift shops).

Characters #

菠蘿 is a phonetic word for pineapple (although it’s not very close). In Taiwan, 鳳梨 is more commonly used.

References #

• Wikipedia