banana

Etymology
From, via or , of unknown origin, but potentially from.

The racial slur derives from the notion that they are "Yellow (East-Asian) on the outside, White (Westernized) on the inside".



Noun

 * 1) An elongated curved tropical fruit of a, which grows in bunches and has a creamy flesh and a smooth skin.
 * 2)  In particular, the sweet, yellow fruit of the Cavendish banana cultivar, which may be eaten raw, as distinct from e.g. a plantain for cooking.
 * 3) The tropical tree-like plant which bears clusters of bananas, a plant of the genus Musa (but sometimes also including plants from ), which has large, elongated leaves.
 * 4)  A yellow colour, like that of a banana's skin.
 * 5)  A person of East Asian descent, especially an ethnic Chinese from a Western country who does not speak Chinese, considered to be overly assimilated and subservient to white authority.
 * 6)  The penis.
 * 7)  A banana kick.
 * 8)  A banana equivalent dose.
 * 9)  A catamorphism (from the use of banana brackets in the notation).
 * 1)  A banana kick.
 * 2)  A banana equivalent dose.
 * 3)  A catamorphism (from the use of banana brackets in the notation).
 * 1)  A banana kick.
 * 2)  A banana equivalent dose.
 * 3)  A catamorphism (from the use of banana brackets in the notation).
 * 1)  A catamorphism (from the use of banana brackets in the notation).

Hypernyms

 * fruit

Adjective

 * 1) Curved like a banana, especially of a ball in flight.

Hypernyms

 * Appendix:English collective nouns
 * Appendix:English collective nouns
 * Appendix:English collective nouns

Noun

 * 1)  fruit

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) banana

Verb

 * 1)  (to make a mistake)

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) banana

Noun

 * 1)  fruit

Noun

 * 1)  color

Adjective

 * 1)  color

Etymology
From, ultimately from.

Noun

 * 1) banana

Etymology
, from.

Noun

 * 1) banana fruit

Etymology
. Possibly from or.

Noun

 * 1)  fruit
 * 2)  plant
 * 3)  penis
 * 4)  bras d'honneur obscene gesture
 * 1)  penis
 * 2)  bras d'honneur obscene gesture

Noun

 * 1)  wimp a weak or unconfident person

Noun

 * 1)  (banana (fruit))

Etymology
From, from.

Noun

 * 1) banana (fruit)

Etymology
From, from , from.

Etymology
.

Noun

 * 1)   fruit

Usage notes

 * banana may also be used in Spain, to differentiate from ; otherwise, plátano refers to either.

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) banana

Etymology
From, from , via Portuguese and/or Spanish.

Noun

 * 1) banana