banana

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Antonyms 1.3.3 Related terms 1.3.4 Translations 1.3.5 References 1.4 Adjective 1.4.1 Translations 1.4.2 Derived terms 1.4.3 See also 1.4.4 Hypernyms 2 Bosnian 2.1 Noun 3 Catalan 3.1 Noun 3.1.1 Synonyms 4 Croatian 4.1 Noun 5 Italian 5.1 Noun 5.2 Noun 5.3 Adjective 5.4 Related terms 6 Japanese 6.1 Pronunciation 6.2 Noun 7 Portuguese 7.1 Noun 7.1.1 Synonyms 8 Romanian 8.1 Noun 9 Serbian 9.1 Noun 9.1.1 See also 10 Spanish 10.1 Noun 10.1.1 Synonyms 10.1.2 Related terms 10.1.3 See also 11 Tatar 11.1 Noun 11.1.1 References 12 Tok Pisin

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From the Wolof banaana, through Spanish or Portuguese.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) enPR: bə-nă'nə, IPA: /bəˈnɑ:nə/, SAMPA: /b@"nA:n@/
• (US) IPA: /bəˈnænə/, SAMPA: /b@"n{n@/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Rhymes: -ɑːnə

[edit] Noun

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.

[edit] Synonyms

• (Asian assimilated into Western culture): jook-sing, twinkie

[edit] Antonyms

• (Western assimilated into Asian culture): egg

[edit] Related terms

• coconut
• oreo

[edit] Translations

[edit] References

• Terry Woo, Banana Boys

[edit] Adjective

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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banana bender banana leaf restaurant banana paper banana pepper banana plug banana republic

banana split bananaquit banoffee go bananas second banana top banana

[edit] See also

abaca dining leaf matoke plantain

sinamay waragi Appendix:Colours BANANA - Acronym used in public policy debate.

[edit] Hypernyms

• bunch
• hand
• Appendix:Collective nouns

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[edit] Bosnian

[edit] Noun

banana f s

1. a banana

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[edit] Catalan

[edit] Noun

banana f.

1. banana

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• plàtan m.

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[edit] Croatian

[edit] Noun

banana f. sg.

1. banana

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Noun

banana f. (plural banane)

1. banana (fruit)

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banana m. inv.

1. banana (color)

[edit] Adjective

banana inv.

1. banana

[edit] Related terms

• banano

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[edit] Japanese

[edit] Pronunciation

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

[edit] Noun

banana (hiragana ばなな)

1. バナナ: banana

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[edit] Portuguese

[edit] Noun

banana f. (plural bananas)

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

[edit] Synonyms

• (plant): bananeira

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[edit] Romanian

[edit] Noun

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

1. the banana

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[edit] Serbian

[edit] Noun

banana f s

1. a banana

[edit] See also

• банана

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Noun

banana f. (plural bananas)

1. banana

[edit] Synonyms

• plátano m.
• guineo m.

[edit] Related terms

• banano m.

[edit] See also

• cambur m.

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[edit] Tatar

[edit] Noun

banana

1. banana

[edit] References

• banana plantatsiäse...15 Üktäber 2006

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[edit] Tok Pisin

banana

• banana