Hebrew edit

Etymology edit

Ultimately from Wolof banaana, via various European languages. The sense girl (usually in the plural בָּנָנוֹת (bananot, girls) is presumably influenced by the phonetic similarity with בָּנוֹת f pl (banót, girls).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /banana/
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Noun edit

בָּנָנָה (banánaf (plural indefinite בָּנָנוֹת, singular construct בָּנָנַת־)

  1. a banana
  2. a banana connector
  3. (slang, usually in the plural) a girl

Declension edit