Kilo Lingo

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masculine

/ˈplatano/

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Coloured illustration of plátano
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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

.

I like to eat a banana after running.

.

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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This word is part of lesson 98.