banana
/bəˈnɑːnə/
EN
A long, curved tropical fruit with yellow or red skin, soft sweet flesh, and a single row of large seeds in the center
I ate a ripe banana for breakfast this morning.
Etymology
The word entered English from Spanish or Portuguese banana, which likely originated from a West African language, Wolof, via the slave trade and colonial exchanges across the Atlantic.
Translations
Related Words
plantainbanana breadbanana peeltropical fruit
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