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Banana Noun Bəˈnɑːnə Bəˈnænə Bunch Ripe Mashed Skin/Peel

Word3 banana
WordType (noun)
Phonetic /bəˈnɑːnə/ /bəˈnænə/
Example
  • a bunch of bananas
  • ripe bananas
  • mashed banana
  • a banana skin/peel
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banana

(noun)/bəˈnɑːnə/ /bəˈnænə/
  1. a long curved fruit with a thick yellow skin and that is soft inside, which grows on trees in hot countries
    • SEE ALSO second banana
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/second-banana
    • a bunch of bananas
    • ripe bananas
    • mashed banana
    • a banana skin/peel
  2. to become angry, crazy or silly
    • He lost his job and just went bananas.
    • The British press has gone bananas, proclaiming the end of civilization as we know it.

    Word Origin

    • late 16th cent.: via Portuguese or Spanish from Mande. Mande is a group of Niger-Congo languages spoken by the Mande people of West Africa.
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