banana-ey

See also: bananaey

English

Etymology

From banana +‎ -ey.

Adjective

banana-ey (comparative more banana-ey, superlative most banana-ey)

1. Alternative form of bananery.
   • 2008, Fiona Dunbar, “Gold Lamé Suit”, in Blue Gene Baby (The Silk Sisters), Orchard Books, →ISBN, page 237:

     ‘No, ma’am, thank you,’ said Rorie hastily, through a peanutty, banana-ey mouthful.

   • 2014, Nadia Sawalha, Fabulous Family Food‎^[1], Pan Macmillan, →ISBN:

     DEAD BANANAS CAKE / This oh so banana-ey cake has been named by my girls due to their horror at how black the bananas are that I use.

   • 2014 May 13, mjhorn, “Chivas Regal”, in Tom Pynchon’s Liquor Cabinet‎^[2], archived from the original on 13 July 2015; quoted in Alison Flood, “Thomas Pynchon's drinks cabinet”, in The Guardian‎^[3], 2014 June 24, archived from the original on 24 June 2014:

     ("I'm tempted to say that a screaming comes across the tongue ... But no screaming comes. It's just beautifully smooth and syrupy. Tastes warm and a bit spicy. A little banana-ey? Smells terrific too").

   • 2016, James Morton, “Love Beer”, in Brew: The Foolproof Guide to Making World-Class Beer at Home‎^[4], Quadrille, →ISBN, section “The Style List”, subsection “German beers”, subsubsection “Wheat beer”:

     You’ll see its huge foamy head and cloudy amber body, but then you’ll smell two of the most distinctive yeast character in all of beer: banana and clove. Some are more banana-ey, some are more clovey; but they’re always there.

   • 2016, Alan MacDonald, chapter 1, in Cupcake Wars! (Angela Nicely), Stripes Publishing, →ISBN, page 11:

     They could make all different cupcakes – chocolatey, lemony, strawberry, banana-ey, even heart-shaped ones.

   • 2017, Dave Lowe, “Bananas”, in The Spectacular Holly-Day‎^[5], Piccadilly Press, →ISBN:

     I listened to Siti and the man as they talked and I breathed in the thick banana-ey smell and completely forgot about everything else: […]

   • 2019, Dave Reay, “Climate-Smart Bananas”, in Climate-Smart Food, Palgrave Macmillan, →ISBN, part II (Break Time), page 84:

     Refrigeration can prolong their lifespan but, as has caused plenty of arguments in our house, everything else in the fridge risks taking on a banana-ey taste.

   • 2021 April 15, Max La Manna, “Regeneration: Food | Meals”, in BBC Earth‎^[6], archived from the original on 8 May 2021:

     If you want to make it more banana-ey flavour, add more bananas.

   • 2021 November 19, Julian Ryall, “10 weird pizza toppings in Asia, from banana to sweet potato to boba”, in AsiaOne‎^[7], archived from the original on 19 November 2021:

     India – South Zesty Veggie Pizza / It’s spicy and it’s banana-ey. Clearly an effort to break new ground on the subcontinent, Domino’s has added spiced green bananas, chillies and peppers to the mix.

   • 2022 March 31, Ava Wardecki, “10 Of The Best Banoffee Pies In Auckland, As Chosen By You”, in Urban List‎^[8], archived from the original on 22 May 2022:

     It’s got all the trimmings of your classic banoff’, but with the creamy-caramelly-banana-ey goodness, all encased in a perfect biscuit dish.