banana
noun
/bəˈnæ.nə/
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/bəˈnɑ.nɑ/
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/bəˈnɑː.nə/
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- (North America, UK, Ireland) In particular, the sweet, yellow fruit of the Cavendish banana cultivar, which may be eaten raw, as distinct from e.g. a plantain for cooking.
- An elongated curved tropical fruit of a banana plant, which grows in bunches and has a creamy flesh and a smooth skin. [from 1597]
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banaani
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- The tropical tree-like plant which bears clusters of bananas, a plant of the genus Musa (but sometimes also including plants from Ensete), which has large, elongated leaves. [from 1697]
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banaani,
banaanikasvi
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- (uncountable) A yellow color, like that of a banana's skin. [from 1923]
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banaaninkeltainen
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- (pejorative, ethnic slur) A person of East or Southeast Asian descent, considered to be overly assimilated and subservient to white authority. [from 1970]
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vinosilmä
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