banaana

Wolof

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbanaːna/

Noun

banaana (definite form banaana bi)

  1. banana

References
  1. http://blog.oxforddictionaries.com/2014/08/origin-banana/

Oxford Dictionaries citing John Ayto’s The Diner’s Dictionary: Word origins of food and drink

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