Kilo Lingo

la

feminine

/baˈnana/

Line drawing of banana
Coloured illustration of banana
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Translation

banana

Word origin

Borrowed through Spanish and Portuguese from a West African language, probably Wolof or Mande, and carried into English as 'banana'.

Origin
West African
Root
banana
English cognates
banana

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralbananas

Examples

.

Every morning I eat a banana with breakfast.

madura.

The banana was too ripe.

.

Monkeys love bananas.

trozos yogur.

I cut the banana into pieces for the yoghurt.

¿ ?

Do you want a banana or an apple?

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This word is part of lesson 89.