banaana

Wolof

Etymology

Unknown, potentially from Arabic بَنَان (banān, “fingertip”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbanaːna/

Noun

banaana (definite form banaana bi)

  1. banana (fruit)

Noun

banaana (definite form banaana gi)

  1. banana (plant)

References
  1. Oxford Dictionaries citing John Ayto’s The Diner’s Dictionary: Word origins of food and drink
  • Jean-Léopold Diouf (2003) Dictionnaire wolof-français et français-wolof, Éditions KARTHALA, →ISBN, page 60
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