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pineappley en · ADJ

Etymology

From pineapple + -y.

Meanings

1. Resembling or characteristic of a pineapple.
   • The golden orange flesh of a mango lends its lively, peachy-citrusy-pineappley tropical flavor. 2003, Roy Yamaguchi, Joan Namkoong, Maren Caruso, Hawaii cooks: flavors from Roy's Pacific Rim kitchen:
   • Why does eating chocolate cause the brain events which cause the taste we call chocolatey rather than the taste we call pineappley? 1996, Richard Swinburne, Is there a God?:
   • Then it was pale waxy yellow; youthful pineappley nose and some CO2; medium-dry, good fruit, excellent acidity, spicy oaky finish. 2002, Michael Broadbent, Michael Broadbent's Vintage Wine:
   • Their scales were raised at an angle far more than usual, giving their hides a pineappley look. 2006, Josh Rogan, Mike Miller, Son of Pendragon:

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