banaanitasavalta

== Finnish == === Etymology === banaani (“banana”) +‎ tasavalta (“republic”); calque of English banana republic, see also the Etymology section of that entry. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɑnɑːniˌtɑsɑˌʋɑltɑ/, [ˈbɑ̝nɑ̝ːniˌt̪ɑ̝s̠ɑ̝ˌʋɑ̝l̪t̪ɑ̝] Rhymes: -ɑltɑ Syllabification(key): ba‧naa‧ni‧ta‧sa‧val‧ta Hyphenation(key): ba‧naani‧tasa‧valta === Noun === banaanitasavalta (derogatory) banana republic ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== banaanivaltio === Further reading === “banaanitasavalta”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023