bananskal

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

bananskal n (definite singular bananskalet, indefinite plural bananskal, definite plural bananskala)

1. a banana skin or banana peel

Swedish

ett bananskal

Etymology

Svenska Akademiens ordbok Attested since 1919 according to Nationalencyklopedins ordbok. From banan (“banana”) + skal (“shell; rind; peel”). Usage of the idiom is more recent.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈnɑːnˌskɑːl/

Noun

bananskal n

1. banana peel, banana skin

   Det låg gammalt tidningspapper och bananskal på det smutsiga golvet

   There were old newspapers and banana peels on the dirty floor

2. (colloquial, idiomatic, in "halka in på ett bananskal" (slip in on a banana peel)) Unexpectedly getting involved with something, especially employment.

   Jag halkade in på jobbet som VD på ett bananskal

   I got the job as managing director by chance

Declension

Declension of bananskal

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	bananskal	bananskals
	definite	bananskalet	bananskalets
plural	indefinite	bananskal	bananskals
	definite	bananskalen	bananskalens

See also

• gräddfil
• räkmacka

References

• bananskal in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• bananskal in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker

Anagrams

• albanskan