banana split
noun
: ice cream served on a banana sliced in half lengthwise and usually garnished with flavored syrups, fruits, nuts, and whipped cream
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Dogs dressed like Dracula, bubble baths, banana splits and more.
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Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Today, Braum’s sells hamburgers, sundaes, banana splits, malts, shakes.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
And the old-fashioned ice cream and soda fountain shop serving up floats, milkshakes, sundaes, and banana splits is sure to be a hit with kids.
—Dave Parfitt, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
At this roadside stand, soft-serve cones, towering sundaes, and nostalgia-inducing banana splits taste best eaten under string lights in the warm evening air.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 12 Sep. 2025
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Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Today, Braum’s sells hamburgers, sundaes, banana splits, malts, shakes.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
And the old-fashioned ice cream and soda fountain shop serving up floats, milkshakes, sundaes, and banana splits is sure to be a hit with kids.
—Dave Parfitt, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
At this roadside stand, soft-serve cones, towering sundaes, and nostalgia-inducing banana splits taste best eaten under string lights in the warm evening air.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Banana split.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/banana%20split. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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