banana

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From the Wolof banaana, through Spanish or Portuguese.

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[edit] Noun

Singular
banana

Plural
bananas

banana (plural bananas)

  1. An elongated curved fruit, which grows in bunches, and has a sweet creamy flesh and a smooth yellow skin.
  2. The tropical treelike plant which bears clusters of bananas. The plant, of the genus Musa, has large, elongated leaves and is related to the plantain.
  3. (color) A yellow colour, like that of a banana's skin.
    banana colour:    
  4. (mildly pejorative, slang) A person of Asian descent, especially a Chinese American, who has assimilated into Western culture or married a Caucasian.

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  • (Western assimilated into Asian culture): egg

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  • Terry Woo, Banana Boys

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banana (comparative more banana, superlative most banana)

Positive
banana

Comparative
more banana

Superlative
most banana

  1. Containing or having the taste of bananas.
  2. Of the colour of bananas.

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[edit] Bosnian

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banana f s

  1. a banana

[edit] Catalan

[edit] Noun

banana f.

  1. banana

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[edit] Croatian

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banana f. sg.

  1. banana

[edit] Italian

[edit] Noun

banana f. (plural banane)

  1. banana (fruit)

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banana m. inv.

  1. banana (color)

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banana inv.

  1. banana

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[edit] Japanese

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The stress is on the first syllable: ⌈ba⌉nana

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banana (hiragana ばなな)

  1. バナナ: banana

[edit] Portuguese

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banana f. (plural bananas)

  1. banana (fruit).
  2. banana (plant).

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[edit] Romanian

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banana f. (singular, nominative/accusative, definite form of banană)

  1. the banana

[edit] Serbian

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banana f s

  1. a banana

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Noun

banana f. (plural bananas)

Singular
banana f.

Plural
bananas f.

  1. banana

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[edit] Tatar

[edit] Noun

banana

  1. banana

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banana

  • banana
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