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Etymology
From the Wolof banaana, through Spanish or Portuguese.

Pronunciation
i|RP enPR|b�-n�'n�, IPA|/b��n�:n�/, SAMPA|/b@"nA:n@/
i|US IPA|/b��næn�/
audio|en-us-banana.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|��n�

Noun
en-noun

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. colour a yellow colour, like that of a banana.

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1. context|mildly|pejorative|slang A person, especially a woman, of Asian descent, especially a Chinese American, who has assimilated into Western culture or married a Caucasian.

Synonyms
italbrac-colon|Asian assimilated into Western culture jook-sing, twinkie

Antonyms
italbrac-colon|Asian assimilated into Western culture egg

Related terms
coconut
oreo

Slovak: t-|sk|banán|m
Slovene: t+|sl|banana|f
Spanish: banana f italbrac|Argentina|Bolivia|Paraguay|Uruguay, banano m italbrac|Bolivia|Central America|Colombia|Ecuador, cambur m italbrac|Colombian Llanos|Venezuela, guineo m (Colombian Atlantic Coast, Dominican Republic, Eastern Bolivia, Eastern Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Northern Honduras, Northwestern Venezuela, Panama, Puerto Rico, Southern and Southeastern Mexico), mínimo m italbrac|Central Honduras, plátano m italbrac|Spain|Chile|Mexico|Peru, plátano fruta m italbrac|Cuban standard usage
Swahili: ndizi (nc 9/10)
Swedish: t+|sv|banan
Tagalog: saging
Tamil: வாழ�பலம� IPAchar|(v��aipalam)
Tatar: banana#Tatar|banana
Telugu: t|te|�ర�ిప�డ�|sc=Telu
Tetum: hudi, hudi-fuan
Tok Pisin: banana
Turkish: t+|tr|muz
Vietnamese: (quả) chu�i
Wolof: banaana
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trans-top|plant
Albanian: t-|sq|banane|xs=Albanian
Czech: t-|cs|banánovník|m
Dutch: bananenplant m
French: t-|fr|bananier|m
German: Bananenstaude f
Italian: t-|it|banano|m
Maltese: t-|mt|banana|xs=Maltese
Polish: bananowiec n
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Portuguese: t+|pt|bananeira|f
Russian: t+|ru|банан|m|trbanán|scCyrl
Slovak: t-|sk|banánovník
Slovene: t+|sl|bananovec|m
Spanish: t+|es|bananero|m
Tagalog: puno ng saging
Tatar: banana#Tatar|banana
Telugu: t|te|�ర�ి������|sc=Telu
Tetum: hudi-hun
Vietnamese: cây chu�i
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trans-top|colour
Albanian: t-|sq|banane|xs=Albanian
Dutch: bananengeel n
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Vietnamese: màu chu�i
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References
Terry Woo, Banana Boys

Adjective
banana (no compar or superl)

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

Translations
trans-top|containing or tasting of bananas
Czech: t-|cs|banánový
Dutch: bananen-
French: à la banane
Italian: alla banana
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Polish: bananowy m, bananowa f, bananowe n
Russian: бананов�й (banánovyj)
Slovak: banánový m, banánová f, banánové n
Vietnamese: hương v� chu�i
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trans-top|of the colour of bananas
Dutch: bananengeel, bananengele
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Vietnamese: màu chu�i
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Derived terms
top2
Banana bender
banana leaf restaurant
banana paper
banana pepper
banana plug
banana republic
mid2
banana split
bananaquit
banoffee
go bananas
second banana
top banana

See also
top2
abaca
dining leaf
matoke
plantain
mid2
sinamay
waragi
Wiktionary_Appendix:Colours|Appendix:Colours
BANANA - Acronym used in public policy debate.

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Collective nouns
bunch
hand
Appendix:Collective nouns

Bosnian

Noun
banana f s

1. a banana#English|banana

Category:bs:Fruits

Catalan

Noun
banana f

1. banana

Synonyms
plàtan m

Croatian

Noun
hr-noun|f

1. #English|banana

Italian

Noun
banana f (plural: banane)

1. banana

Noun
banana m (plural: banana)

1. A colour of banana, yellow

Adjective
banana m (plural: banana)

1. yellow

Category:it:Fruits

Japanese

Pronunciation

The stress is on the first syllable: &lceil;ba&rceil;nana

Noun
ja-noun|r|hira=���

1. ���: banana

Portuguese

Noun
banana f

1. #English|banana (fruit).
2. #English|banana (plant).

Synonyms
(plant): bananeira

Category:Portuguese derivations
Category:Portuguese nouns
Category:pt:Fruits

Romanian

Noun
ro-noun-def|f|na|banan�

1. the #English|banana

Serbian

Noun
banana f s

1. a banana#English|banana

See also
банана

Category:sr:Fruits

Spanish

Noun
es-noun-f

1. banana

Synonyms
plátano m
guineo m

Related terms
banano m

See also
cambur m

Category:Spanish derivations
Category:es:Fruits

Tatar

Noun
banana

1. banana#english|banana

References
banana plantatsiäse...15 Üktäber 2006

Category:Tatar nouns

Tok Pisin
banana
banana

Category:Colors
Category:Fruits
Category:Yellows

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