bananas

noun
UK: /bəˈnɑː.nəz/
US: /bəˈnæn.əz/

  1. A yellow fruit with a thick peel, that is sweet and soft inside.

    1. I like to eat bananas for breakfast to give me energy for the day. [ ] [ ]
    2. The monkeys in the zoo were happily eating the bananas that visitors gave them. [ ] [ ]

  2. Used to describe someone who is crazy or silly.

    1. The movie was bananas, but I enjoyed it. [ ] [ ]
    2. He went completely bananas after he lost his keys before the important event. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

fruit loco insane mad
bananas verb

  1. To go crazy or wild.

    1. He went bananas when his team won. [ ] [ ]
    2. The crowd bananas when the band started playing their most popular song. [ ] [ ]
bananas adjective

  1. Crazy; completely mad.

    1. That's a bananas idea to climb the mountain. [ ] [ ]
    2. The amount of paperwork involved in this project is utterly bananas. [ ] [ ]

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "bananas" in English means: A yellow fruit with a thick peel, that is sweet and soft inside., Used to describe someone who is crazy or silly..

The phonetic transcription of "bananas" is /bəˈnɑː.nəz/ in British English and /bəˈnæn.əz/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "bananas": fruit, loco, insane, mad.

Example usage of "bananas": "I like to eat bananas for breakfast to give me energy for the day.". More examples on the page.