bananujo

Esperanto

Etymology

From banano (banana) + -ujo (tree suffix).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [banaˈnujo]
  • Rhymes: -ujo
  • Hyphenation: ba‧na‧nu‧jo

Noun

bananujo (accusative singular bananujon, plural bananujoj, accusative plural bananujojn)

  1. banana plant
    Synonym: bananarbo
    • 1913, L'Amerika Esperantisto:
      En la urbo estas multaj belaj arboj, la “reĝa palmo,” la kokosujo, la banjano, la bananujo, la mango-papajo,[sic] kaj tre multaj aliaj.
      There are many beautiful trees in the city, the royal palm, the coconut tree, the banyan, the banana tree, the mango papaya, and a great deal of other ones
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