菠蘿這種熱帶水果原產於南美洲,直至十八世紀才被引入亞洲栽種。因其外皮的顏色金黃艷麗,口味獨特,所以在亞洲不同國家都擁有寓意吉利的名字,如台灣稱之為「鳳梨」,在閩南語中被稱作「王梨」,和「旺來」諧音,在廣東話中也有所謂的「金叵羅」,代表矜貴及受寵的人。Pineapple is a tropical fruit indigenous to South America and was introduced to Asia as early as the 18th century. Due to its golden yellow appearance, it was often associated with great wealth and is given auspicious name by various cultures. In Minnan, for example, it is named the yellow pear, pronounced as wang lai, which translates to ‘prosperity comes’.