banaanitasavalta
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
banaani (“banana”) + tasavalta (“republic”); calque of English banana republic, see also the Etymology section of that entry.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈbɑnɑːniˌtɑsɑˌʋɑltɑ/, [ˈbɑ̝nɑ̝ːniˌt̪ɑ̝s̠ɑ̝ˌʋɑ̝l̪t̪ɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑltɑ
- Syllabification(key): ba‧naa‧ni‧ta‧sa‧val‧ta
Noun edit
banaanitasavalta (derogatory)
Declension edit
Synonyms edit
Further reading edit
- “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 2023-07-02