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Uncommonbanana
The correct spelling is banana.
How to pronounce banana
/bəˈnɑːnə/
nounIPA: /bəˈnɑːnə/
Say it like: Ban-ana
The correct spelling is banana. An elongated curved tropical fruit that grows in bunches and has a creamy flesh and a smooth skin.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.An elongated curved tropical fruit that grows in bunches and has a creamy flesh and a smooth skin.
- 2.The tropical tree-like plant which bears clusters of bananas. The plant, usually of the genus Musa but sometimes also including plants from Ensete, has large, elongated leaves and is related to the plantain.
- 3.A yellow colour, like that of a banana's skin.
- 4.(mildly) A person of Asian descent, especially a Chinese American, who has assimilated into Western culture or married a Caucasian (from the "yellow" outside and "white" inside). Compare coconut or Oreo.
- 5.A banana equivalent dose.
adjective
- 1.Curved like a banana, especially of a ball in flight.
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