banan

English

Noun

banan (plural banans)

1. (rare, informal) Banana.
   • 1991, George E. Pozzetta, Immigrants on the Land: Agriculture, Rural Life, and Small Towns:

     "Hundreds of them," he exclaimed, "may be seen in New Orleans today, three generations from Italy, still pushing carts, yelling 'Banans,' 'Banans,' 'Banans'!!"

Anagrams

• banna, naban

Azerbaijani

Azerbaijani Wikipedia has an article on:

banan

Wikipedia ^az

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian бана́н (banán), from French banane, from Portuguese banana or Spanish banana. Ultimately from Wolof banaana.

Pronunciation

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Noun

banan (definite accusative bananı, plural bananlar)

1. banana

Declension

Further reading

• “banan” in Obastan.com.

Bambara

Noun

banan

1. kapok tree (Ceiba pentandra)

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian банан (banan).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧nan

Noun

banan

1. banana

   Synonym: muz

Declension

References

• “banan”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

Danish

Danish Wikipedia has an article on:

banan

Wikipedia ^da

Etymology

Borrowed from French banane, from Portuguese banana or Spanish banana, from Wolof banaana.

Noun

banan c (singular definite bananen, plural indefinite bananer)

1. banana (fruit)

Inflection

Derived terms

Esperanto

Pronunciation

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Adjective

banan

1. accusative singular of bana

Faroese

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish banan, from French banane, from Portuguese banana or Spanish banana, from Wolof banaana.

Noun

banan f (genitive singular bananar, plural bananir)

1. banana (fruit)

Inflection

Derived terms

• bananpálmi m

Galician

Verb

banan

1. inflection of banir:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French banane.

Noun

banan

1. banana

References

• Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:

Bananer

Wikipedia ^no

Etymology

From either Mande or Wolof banaana, via Spanish banana or Portuguese banana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.naːn/,

Noun

banan m (definite singular bananen, indefinite plural bananer, definite plural bananene)

1. a banana (fruit)

Derived terms

• bananrepublikk
• bananskall
• banansplitt

References

• “banan” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:

banan

Wikipedia ⁿⁿ

Etymology

From either Mande or Wolof banaana, via Spanish banana or Portuguese banana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.naːn/,

Noun

banan m (definite singular bananen, indefinite plural bananar, definite plural bananane)

1. banana (fruit)

Derived terms

• bananrepublikk
• bananskal

References

• “banan” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

banan

Wikipedia ^pl

Etymology

Borrowed from French banane, from Portuguese banana, from Wolof banaana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈba.nan/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -anan
• Syllabification: ba‧nan

Noun

banan m inan

1. banana (plant)

   Synonym: bananowiec

Declension

Noun

banan m animal

1. banana (fruit)

Declension

Noun

banan m animal or banan m inan

1. (colloquial) cheeser (a wide smile)
2. (colloquial) banana boat (a boat resembling a banana)

Declension

or

Noun

banan m pers (female equivalent bananówka)

1. (derogatory, slang) nouveau riche, rich kid, spoiled kid (a young person who has rich parents and brags about it)

   Synonym: bananowiec

   Zamknij się, bananie. ― Shut up, you spoiled brat.

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

• banan in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• banan in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Back-formation from banană

Noun

banan m (plural banani)

1. banana (plant)

Declension

Seychellois Creole

Etymology

From French banane.

Noun

banan

1. banana

References

• Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français

Swedish

Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:

banan

Wikipedia ^sv

Alternative forms

• bananas (obsolete)

Etymology 1

From Portuguese or Spanish banana, from Wolof banaana. Cognate with Danish banan, Norwegian Bokmål banan, English banana, Dutch banaan and German Banane.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈnɑːn/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -ɑːn

Noun

banan c

1. a banana
   • 1982, “Banankontakt av tredje graden [Banana encounter of the third kind ]”, Lasse Åberg (lyrics), Janne Schaffer (music), performed by Electric Banana Band:

     "Det är en fågel." "Nä, det är ett plan." "Nej, det är en superbanan!" Det är ett ljussken över staden. Nåt stort och gult som alla ser. Banankontakt av tredje graden. En fruktraket som kommer ner. Banankontakt är min takt. Banankontakt är din takt. Och din kontakt är min takt. Och min kontakt är din takt. Banankontakt är vår takt. Och vår kontakt är er takt. Och sambatakt i tretakt. Och er kontakt är vår takt. Banankontakt, banankontakt, banankontakt ... av tredje graden. Och dörren öppnas på raketen. Banankommandot kommer ut. "Nu sköter vi den här planeten, så eländet kan få ett slut." Banankontakt är ... [as before]. Det är ett skimmer över staden. Ett klokt och vackert guldgult ljus. Banankontakt av tredje graden, med frid och glädje i vart hus. Banankontant är ... [as before]. Bananerna kommer snart. Var redo!

     "It's a bird." "No, it's a plane." "No, it's a super banana!" There is a glow over the city. Something big and yellow that everyone sees. Banana encounter of the third kind. A fruit rocket coming down. Banana contact is my beat. Banana contact is your beat. And your contact is my beat. And my contact is your beat. Banana contact is our beat. And our contact is your beat. And samba beat in triple time . And your contact is our beat. Banana contact/encounter, banana contact, banana contact ... of the third kind . And the door opens on the rocket. The banana high command comes out. "Now we are running this planet, so that the misery can come to an end." Banana contact is ... . There is a shimmer over the city. A wise and beautiful golden-yellow light. Banana encounter of the third kind, with peace and joy in every house . Banana contact is ... . The bananas are coming soon. Be ready!

Declension

Derived terms

See also

• guleböj

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²bɑːnan/

Noun

banan

1. definite singular of bana

References

• banan in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• banan in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• banna

Turkmen

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian бана́н (banán), from French banane, from Portuguese banana or Spanish banana, from Wolof banaana.

Noun

banan (definite accusative banany, plural bananlar)

1. banana

Declension

Further reading

• “banan” in Webonary.org

Uzbek

Uzbek Wikipedia has an article on:

banan

Wikipedia ^uz

Etymology

From Russian бана́н (banán), from French banane, from Portuguese banana or Spanish banana, from Wolof banaana.

Noun

banan (plural bananlar)

1. banana

Declension

Related terms

• bananzor