banana

Meaning

1. (feminine) banana (fruit)
2. (feminine) banana (plant)
3. (feminine, informal) penis
4. (Brazil, feminine, informal) bras d'honneur (obscene gesture)

Concepts

banana

🍌

bananas

banana tree

plantain

banana

🍌

wimp

Musa paradisiaca sapientum

edible banana

naner

bird

🐦

Synonyms

bananeira

Translations

banane

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Banane

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banana

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banaan

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μπανάνα

plátano

🍌

muz

🍌

banana

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banana

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plàtan

pisang

🍌

bananier

🍌

موزة

🍌

moz

Pronounced as (IPA)

/baˈnɐ̃.nɐ/

Etymology

Cognate with Wolof: banaana

In summary

Borrowed from a Niger-Congo language spoken in the Guinea region. Further derivation is unclear. Possible ancestor or cognate languages include Wolof banaana, Eastern Maninkakan banana, and Vai ꕒꘌꕯ (ɓaana) or ꕒꕌꕯ (ɓaana). However, Ay Baati Wolof (Munro & Gaye, 1997) posits that Wolof banaana is itself derived from Portuguese.