banane

== Albanian == === Noun === banane banana == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Portuguese banana, from a Niger-Congo language spoken in the Guinea region. See Portuguese banana for more information. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ba.nan/ === Noun === banane f (plural bananes) banana (the fruit) (slang) chopper, copter, whirlybird (a two-rotor helicopter) bum bag (UK, Australia), fanny pack (US, Canada), moon bag (South Africa) pompadour, quiff (hairstyle) (slang) idiot, fool You want my photo, tough guy? ==== Derived terms ==== banane Gros Michel banane plantain bananeraie bananier peau de banane ==== Descendants ==== Mauritian Creole: banan → Arabic: بَنَان (banān) (semantic loan) → Bulgarian: бана́н (banán) → Danish: banan→ Icelandic: banani → Hungarian: banán → Romanian: banană → Russian: бана́н (banán) (see there for further descendants) ⇒ Seychellois Creole: banan → Slovak: banán === References === === Further reading === “banane”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Friulian == === Noun === banane f (plural bananis) banana == Italian == === Noun === banane f plural of banana == Norman == === Etymology === Borrowed from French banane, ultimately from a West African language such as Wolof banaana. === Pronunciation === === Noun === banane f (plural bananes) (Jersey) banana == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology 1 === ==== Alternative forms ==== banene ==== Noun ==== banane m or f definite masculine plural of bane (Etymology 1) === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== banane m definite plural of bane (Etymology 2) == Romanian == === Noun === banane f pl plural of banană