banana

noun
UK: /bəˈnɑː.nə/
US: /bəˈnæn.ə/

  1. A long, curved fruit with a yellow skin and soft, sweet flesh.

    1. I ate a banana for breakfast today before going to school. [ ] [ ]
    2. The monkey peeled the banana and quickly devoured the sweet fruit inside. [ ] [ ]

  2. The banana plant or tree on which bananas grow.

    1. The banana tree is growing quickly in our greenhouse. [ ] [ ]
    2. We need to protect the young banana plants from the upcoming frost. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

fruit plantain
banana intransitive-verb

  1. To go crazy or become silly.

    1. I think he's going banana because he laughs without any reason. [ ] [ ]
    2. Don't go completely banana just because you're a little bit stressed. [ ] [ ]
banana adjective

  1. Crazy, silly, or foolish.

    1. That was a banana idea, let's not even think about it. [ ] [ ]
    2. The entire plan was totally banana and never had a chance of success. [ ] [ ]

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "banana" in English means: A long, curved fruit with a yellow skin and soft, sweet flesh., The banana plant or tree on which bananas grow..

The phonetic transcription of "banana" is /bəˈnɑː.nə/ in British English and /bəˈnæn.ə/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "banana": fruit, plantain.

Example usage of "banana": "I ate a banana for breakfast today before going to school.". More examples on the page.