banaan

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Meaning

  1. (feminine,masculine) banana
  2. (Suriname,feminine,masculine) plantain
  3. (ethnic,feminine,masculine,offensive,slur) black person, person of African heritage

Concepts

banana

tropical plant

banana tree

naner

plantain

Frequency

C1
Hyphenated as
ba‧naan
Gender
♂️ Masculine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/baːˈnaːn/
Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese banana, probably from a West African language.

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