a tropical plant of the genus Musa, certain species of which are cultivated for their nutritious fruit.Compare banana family.
the fruit, especially that of M. paradisiaca, with yellow or reddish rind.
Origin of banana
1590–1600; <Spanish <Portuguese (perhaps via Sp); akin to various words for banana or plantain in WAfr languages (e.g., Wolof, Malinke banana, Vai (Mande language of Liberia) bana), but ultimate source and direction of borrowing uncertain
They include pandemic classics — banana bread and dalgona coffee, our old friends — but also some favorite dishes I didn’t get a chance to peek into the kitchen and watch Sammy or Melenda make on visits to Top Taste.
Until I Can Go Back to My Favorite Restaurant, This Jerk Paste Is the Next Best Thing|Elazar Sontag|September 25, 2020|Eater
She tossed in longganisa, a spiced Filipino sausage, as part of a Bolognese sauce that comes together on a base of banana ketchup, a common condiment in Southeast Asia.
At Jackie, food is a catalyst for conversation|Evan Caplan|September 24, 2020|Washington Blade
He began experimenting with various natural fabrics such as banana, hemp, bamboo and aloe vera.
How a Wasteland Shrub Is Becoming the Next Big Thing in Fashion|Daniel Malloy|August 28, 2020|Ozy
They might scream banana, banana, banana over and over and over again.
‘There’s no antagonist’: News outlets mull the possible end of their editorial and business-side ‘Trump Bump’ bonanza|Steven Perlberg|August 10, 2020|Digiday
Experts like Popescu and Casanova have focused on harm reduction — the same philosophy that leads thousands of American gym teachers to demonstrate putting condoms on bananas.
Every Decision Is A Risk. Every Risk Is A Decision.|Maggie Koerth (maggie.koerth-baker@fivethirtyeight.com)|July 21, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
Trista goes about making the shake, mashing up a banana, adding cherry syrup, a bit of milk, and soft-serve ice cream.
The Most American Pit Stop in the U.S.A.|Jane & Michael Stern|July 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She also recommends the banana split shake: strawberry, chocolate, and a mashed banana.
The Most American Pit Stop in the U.S.A.|Jane & Michael Stern|July 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“To say the there's a split in the Republican Party is to give the banana split a bad name,” said Winter.
Sam Brownback’s Kansas Catastrophe|Patricia Murphy|July 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Several varieties of banana grow here, and mango season on the island is huge.
A Magical Meal at Louie’s Backyard in the Conch Republic|Jane & Michael Stern|July 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Rhode Island Reds will not eat melon rinds, banana peels, orange skins, pickles, or onions, F.Y.I.
What Did TJ Mean By “Pursuit of Happiness,” Anyway?|P. J. O’Rourke|June 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The small planter does the curing upon mats of sticks, boards, palm or banana leaves raised somewhat above the ground.
Birds and all Nature, Vol. V, No. 2, February 1899|Various
If a string breaks or becomes useless it is only a question of cutting down a banana stalk and stripping it for a new one.
Negritos of Zambales|William Allan Reed
In one range of cacao trees a banana is placed between two cacaos, and an erythrina between the two following.
The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom|P. L. Simmonds
Every grain and banana would have to be purchased henceforward.
In Darkest Africa, Vol. 2; or, The quest, rescue and retreat of Emin, governor of Equatoria|Henry Morton Stanley
And then they had gone to a plantation and fetched from there a banana tree, with a huge bunch of ripe bananas on it.
The Wonders of the Jungle|Prince Sarath Ghosh
British Dictionary definitions for banana
banana
/ (bəˈnɑːnə) /
noun
any of several tropical and subtropical herbaceous treelike plants of the musaceous genus Musa, esp M. sapientum, a widely cultivated species propagated from suckers and having hanging clusters of edible fruit
the crescent-shaped fruit of any of these plantsCompare plantain 2
Word Origin for banana
C16: from Spanish or Portuguese, of African origin