Banana: meaning, definitions and examples
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banana
[ bษหnษหnษ ]
tropical fruit
A long curved fruit with a yellow skin and soft, sweet flesh, typically eaten raw.
Synonyms
fruit, plantain, tropical fruit
Examples of usage
- Would you like a banana with your breakfast?
- She packed a banana in her lunch bag.
- The monkeys in the jungle love to eat bananas.
- I always add sliced bananas to my cereal in the morning.
- We bought a bunch of bananas at the grocery store.
Translations
Translations of the word "banana" in other languages:
๐ต๐น banana
๐ฎ๐ณ เคเฅเคฒเคพ
๐ฉ๐ช Banane
๐ฎ๐ฉ pisang
๐บ๐ฆ ะฑะฐะฝะฐะฝ
๐ต๐ฑ banan
๐ฏ๐ต ใใใ
๐ซ๐ท banane
๐ช๐ธ plรกtano
๐น๐ท muz
๐ฐ๐ท ๋ฐ๋๋
๐ธ๐ฆ ู ูุฒ
๐จ๐ฟ banรกn
๐ธ๐ฐ banรกn
๐จ๐ณ ้ฆ่
๐ธ๐ฎ banana
๐ฎ๐ธ banani
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะฑะฐะฝะฐะฝ
๐ฌ๐ช แแแแแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ banan
๐ฒ๐ฝ plรกtano
Word origin
The word 'banana' comes from the Spanish or Portuguese word 'banana', which in turn comes from an African word. Bananas have been cultivated for thousands of years, with evidence of their consumption dating back to ancient times in regions such as Southeast Asia and Papua New Guinea. They are now one of the most popular fruits in the world, with many different varieties available.