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banana noun

  /bəˈnæ.nə/ , /bəˈnɑ.nɑ/ , /bəˈnɑː.nə/
  • (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]
banaani
  • 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]
banaani, banaanikasvi
  • (uncountable) A yellow color, like that of a banana's skin. [from 1923]
banaaninkeltainen
  • (pejorative, ethnic slur) A person of East or Southeast Asian descent, considered to be overly assimilated and subservient to white authority. [from 1970]
vinosilmä

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