banaan

Dutch

Alternative forms

• bananne (archaic)

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese banana, probably from a West African language. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baːˈnaːn/

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• Hyphenation: ba‧naan
• Rhymes: -aːn

Noun

banaan m or f (plural bananen, diminutive banaantje n)

1. banana

   Synonym: bacove

2. (Surinam) plantain

   Synonym: bakbanaan

3. (offensive, ethnic slur) black person, person of African heritage

Derived terms

• bakbanaan
• bananenboom
• bananenplant
• bananenrepubliek
• bananenschil
• gaan met die banaan

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Estonian

Etymology

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Noun

banaan (genitive banaani, partitive banaani)

1. banana

Inflection

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West Frisian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch banaan, from Portuguese banana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈnaːn/, /bəˈnaːn/

Noun

banaan c (plural bananen, diminutive banaantsje)

1. banana

Derived terms

• bananerepublyk

Further reading

• “banaan”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011