banane
Meaning
- banana (the fruit)
- (slang) chopper, copter, whirlybird (a two-rotor helicopter)
- bum bag (UK, Australia), fanny pack (US, Canada), moon bag (South Africa)
- pompadour, quiff (hairstyle)
- (slang) idiot, fool
Frequency
Gender
♀️ Feminine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ba.nan/
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese banana, from a Niger-Congo language spoken in the Guinea region. See Portuguese banana for more information.
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