el
masculine
/ˈplatano/
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Translation
banana
Word origin
From Latin platanus ('plane tree'), from Greek platanos, related to platys ('broad'), for the tree's wide leaves. The banana sense arose later in Spanish. English 'plane tree' shares the same root.
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- platanos
- English cognates
- plane
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralplátanos
Examples
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I like to eat a banana after running.
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The monkey grabbed the banana with both hands.
¿ yogur?
Do you want banana or apple with the yoghurt?
plaza mucha .
In the square there is a huge plane tree that gives a lot of shade.
Freímos maduro .
We fried ripe plantain to go with the rice.
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