banaan
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese banana, probably from a West African language. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baːˈnaːn/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: ba‧naan
- Rhymes: -aːn
Noun
banaan m, f (plural bananen, diminutive banaantje n)
- banana
- Synonym: bacove
- (Surinam) plantain
- Synonym: bakbanaan
- (offensive, ethnic slur) black person, person of African heritage
Derived terms
- bakbanaan
- bananenboom
- bananenplant
- bananenrepubliek
- bananenschil
- gaan met die banaan
Estonian
Noun
banaan (genitive banaani, partitive banaani)
Inflection
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West Frisian
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch banaan, from Portuguese banana.
Noun
banaan c (plural bananen)
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