banana
/bəˈnænə/
Frequency: 4.00 in modern English
Meaning
noun
An elongated curved tropical fruit of a banana plant, which grows in bunches and has a creamy flesh and a smooth skin.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
An elongated curved tropical fruit of a banana plant, which grows in bunches and has a creamy flesh and a smooth skin.
Canadian usage; British usage; American usage; Countable; Uncountable
noun
The tropical tree-like plant which bears clusters of bananas, a plant of the genus Musa (but sometimes also including plants from Ensete), which has large, elongated leaves.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A person of East or Southeast Asian descent, considered to be overly assimilated and subservient to white authority.
Countable; Derogatory; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Jimmy had a banana for breakfast."
- "I'll need a few things. I'll need some mayonnaise and a silver tin of sardines, a banana."
- "The fact that the cop bought O'Brien a beer after feeling of his banana suggests that it must have been a promising one"
- "His you-know-what turned soft .. his eight o'clock class was the last thing on his mind five minutes ago, when his banana wasn't overripe."
- "Most of the gang were trying their best to shag the girls. One boy was sitting in a tree playing with himself and another was asking a table of teenagers if they would like to see his banana."
- "He adds that after eating his banana (sucking his penis), he wants anal sex, but she asks him to lick her pussy. Then he tells her no because it is disgusting."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: banana, -, banaana, ꕒꘌꕯ, بَنَان
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /bəˈnænə/
- British English: /bəˈnɑːnə/
Usage
- Countable
- Uncountable
- Canadian usage
- British usage
- American usage
- Derogatory
- Slang
- Colloquial
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Law.