banaan
Meaning
- (feminine,masculine) banana
- (Suriname,feminine,masculine) plantain
- (ethnic,feminine,masculine,offensive,slur) black person, person of African heritage
Concepts
banana
tropical plant
banana tree
naner
plantain
Frequency
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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