banana
Curved like a banana, especially of a ball in flightCurved like a banana, especially of a ball in flight.
Meaning
1 senses(not comparable)Curved like a banana, especially of a ball in flight.
Examples
468 sentencesI like bananas more than apples.
Банани подобаються мені більше яблук. — deniko
ruБананы я люблю больше, чем яблоки. — marafon
deIch mag Bananen lieber als Äpfel. — MUIRIEL
Tom bought three pounds of bananas.
Том купив три фунти бананів. — deniko
Tom and I both like bananas.
Ми з Томом обидва любимо банани. — deniko
Both Tom and I like bananas.
Ми з Томом обидва любимо банани. — deniko
How many bananas did you eat?
Скільки бананів ти з'їв? — deniko
Origin
Borrowed from Portuguese banana or Spanish banana, derived from a Niger-Congo language spoBorrowed from Portuguese banana or Spanish banana, derived from a Niger-Congo language spoken in the Guinea region. Specific derivation is unclear. Possible ancestor or cognate languages include Wolof banaana, Eastern Maninkakan banana, and Vai ꕒꘌꕯ (ɓaana) or ꕒꕌꕯ (ɓaana), possibly from Arabic بَنَان (banān, “fingertip, banana”). However, Ay Baati Wolof (Munro & Gaye, 1997) posits that Wolof banaana is itself derived from Portuguese banana.
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Word family
8 related wordsCollocations
11 patterns- eating a banana
- how many bananas
- like bananas
- often eats bananas
- many bananas did
- buy some bananas
- want a banana
- some bananas
- many bananas
- eat bananas
- doesn't like bananas