la
feminine
/baˈnana/
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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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