The pineapple has been revered in the ancient cultures of the Americas where it was used as fresh fruit, in folk medicine, and the fibers of the leaves used as a textile.
Lophayinaphu sowuvetiwe kumasiko amandvulo ema America lapho kwasetjentiswa njengesitselo lesinsha, kumutsi, bese le fibre yalamacembe isetjentiswa njengeliyadi noma indvwangu letsite.