banaana

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Wolof

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Etymology

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Unknown, potentially from Arabic بَنَان (banān, “fingertip”).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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banaana (definite form banaana bi)

  1. banana (fruit)

Noun

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banaana (definite form banaana gi)

  1. banana (plant)

References

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  1. ^ Oxford Dictionaries citing John Ayto’s The Diner’s Dictionary: Word origins of food and drink [1]
  • Jean-Léopold Diouf (2003) Dictionnaire wolof-français et français-wolof, Éditions KARTHALA, →ISBN, page 60
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