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banane.

banana (the fruit)

6 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/ba.nan/
  1. banana (the fruit)

    feminine
  2. chopper, copter, whirlybird (a two-rotor helicopter)

    feminine · slang
  3. bum bag (UK, Australia), fanny pack (US, Canada), moon bag (South Africa)

    feminine
  4. pompadour, quiff (hairstyle)

    feminine
  5. idiot, fool

    feminine · slang
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Portuguese banana, from a Niger-Congo language spoken in the Guinea region. See Portuguese banana for more information.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.