banana

ba·nana

noun, often attributive
\bə-ˈna-nə, especially British -ˈnä-\

Definition of BANANA

1

: an elongated usually tapering tropical fruit with soft pulpy flesh enclosed in a soft usually yellow rind

2

: any of several widely cultivated perennial herbs (genus Musa of the family Musaceae, the banana family) bearing bananas in compact pendent bunches

Illustration of BANANA

Origin of BANANA

Spanish or Portuguese; Spanish, from Portuguese, of African origin; akin to Wolof banaana banana

First Known Use: 1597

Other Food Terms

Reuben, calamari, chuck, curry, edamame, foie gras, hummus, leaven, nonpareil, peel

Rhymes with BANANA

bandanna, cabana, Diana, Fermanagh, goanna, Guiana, Guyana, hosanna, Montana, savanna, Savannah, sultana