bananeira

Galician

Etymology

From banana + -eira.

Noun

bananeira f (plural bananeiras)

1. banana plant

   Synonym: plataneiro

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Niger-Congoder.

Portuguese banana

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-so-

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so-

Proto-Indo-European *-yós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-āsijos

Proto-Italic *-āsios

Latin -āriusnom.

Latin -ārius

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Italic *-ā

Latin -a

Latin -āria

Old Galician-Portuguese -eira

Portuguese -eira

Portuguese bananeira

From banana + -eira.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ba.naˈne(j).ɾɐ/ [ba.naˈne(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐ.nɐˈnɐj.ɾɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐ.nɐˈnɐj.ɾɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐ.nɐˈnej.ɾɐ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐ.nɐˈnej.ɾɐ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐ.nɐˈne.ɾɐ/

• Hyphenation: ba‧na‧nei‧ra

Noun

bananeira f (plural bananeiras)

1. banana plant

   Synonym: banana

2. (Brazil, gymnastics) handstand

   Synonym: pino

   plantar bananeira ― to do a handstand

3. female equivalent of bananeiro

Derived terms

• bananeira que já deu cacho
• bananeira-brava
• bananeira-da-abissínia
• bananeira-da-rainha
• bananeira-do-brejo
• bananeira-leque
• bananeira-ornamental
• bananeira-vermelha
• bananeiral
• bananeirinha
• plantar bananeira
• viver à sombra da bananeira

Adjective

bananeira

1. feminine singular of bananeiro