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banana.

banana (fruit)

6 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/baˈnɐ̃.nɐ/Brazil/bɐˈnɐ.nɐ/Brazil/bɐˈnɐ.nɐ/Portugal/bɐˈna.nɐ/Northern, Portugal
  1. banana (fruit)

    feminine
    As bananas são ricas em potássio
  2. banana (plant)

    feminine
  3. penis

    Brazil · feminine · informal
  4. bras d'honneur (obscene gesture)

    Brazil · feminine · informal
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from a Niger-Congo language spoken in the Guinea region. Further derivation is unclear. Possible ancestor or cognate languages include Wolof banaana, Eastern Maninkakan banana, and Vai ꕒꘌꕯ (ɓaana) or ꕒꕌꕯ (ɓaana). However, Ay Baati Wolof (Munro & Gaye, 1997) posits that Wolof banaana is itself derived from Portuguese. The sense as an adjective is a Semantic loan from English banana.

noun/baˈnɐ̃.nɐ/Brazil/bɐˈnɐ.nɐ/Brazil/bɐˈnɐ.nɐ/Portugal/bɐˈna.nɐ/Northern, Portugal
  1. wimp (a weak or unconfident person)

    by-personal-gender · derogatory · feminine · masculine · slang
    Aquele rapaz é um banana!
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from a Niger-Congo language spoken in the Guinea region. Further derivation is unclear. Possible ancestor or cognate languages include Wolof banaana, Eastern Maninkakan banana, and Vai ꕒꘌꕯ (ɓaana) or ꕒꕌꕯ (ɓaana). However, Ay Baati Wolof (Munro & Gaye, 1997) posits that Wolof banaana is itself derived from Portuguese. The sense as an adjective is a Semantic loan from English banana.

adj/baˈnɐ̃.nɐ/Brazil/bɐˈnɐ.nɐ/Brazil/bɐˈnɐ.nɐ/Portugal/bɐˈna.nɐ/Northern, Portugal
  1. crazy, nuts, loco

    Azores · colloquial · feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from a Niger-Congo language spoken in the Guinea region. Further derivation is unclear. Possible ancestor or cognate languages include Wolof banaana, Eastern Maninkakan banana, and Vai ꕒꘌꕯ (ɓaana) or ꕒꕌꕯ (ɓaana). However, Ay Baati Wolof (Munro & Gaye, 1997) posits that Wolof banaana is itself derived from Portuguese. The sense as an adjective is a Semantic loan from English banana.

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