## Meanings
1. A long curved tropical fruit with a yellow skin and soft sweet flesh.
2. The tropical plant that produces bananas, with large long leaves.

## Examples
- Jimmy had a banana for breakfast.
- Banana plants grow well in warm, wet climates.

## Derived Forms
- banana-bender
- banana-ey
- banana-like
- banana-nose
- banana-phile
- banana-shaped
- banana-y
- bananagate
- bananageddon
- bananahood
- bananaland
- bananaless

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: banana
- Root: banaana
- Root: ꕒꘌꕯ
- Root: بَنَان

## Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese banana or Spanish banana, derived from a Niger-Congo language spoken in the Guinea region. Specific derivation is unclear. Possible ancestor or cognate languages include Wolof banaana, Eastern Maninkakan banana, and Vai ꕒꘌꕯ (ɓaana) or ꕒꕌꕯ (ɓaana), possibly from Arabic بَنَان (banān, “fingertip, banana”). However, Ay Baati Wolof (Munro & Gaye, 1997) posits that Wolof banaana is itself derived from Portuguese banana. The racial slur derives from the notion that they are “Yellow (East-Asian) on the outside, but White (Westernized) on the inside”.

## AI Etymology
Banana was borrowed from Portuguese banana or Spanish banana, derived from a Niger-Congo language spoken in the Guinea region. Specific derivation is unclear. Possible ancestor or cognate languages include Wolof banaana, Eastern Maninkakan banana, and Vai ꕒꘌꕯ (ɓaana) or ꕒꕌꕯ (ɓaana), possibly from Arabic بَنَان (banān, “fingertip, banana”). However, Ay Baati Wolof (Munro & Gaye, 1997) posits that Wolof banaana is itself derived from Portuguese banana. The racial slur derives from the notion that they are “Yellow (East-Asian) on the outside, but White (Westernized) on the inside”.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Plants & Agriculture

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