# banan
## English
### Noun

banan (plural banans)
* (rare, informal) Banana.
** 1991, George E. Pozzetta, Immigrants on the Land: Agriculture, Rural Life, and Small Towns:"Hundreds of them," he exclaimed, "may be seen in New Orleans today, three generations from Italy, still pushing carts, yelling 'Banans,' 'Banans,' 'Banans'!!"

### Anagrams

* banna, naban

## Azerbaijani
### Etymology

Borrowed from Russian бана́н (banán), from French banane, from Portuguese banana or Spanish banana. Ultimately from Wolof banaana.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

banan (definite accusative bananı, plural bananlar)
* banana

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “banan” in Obastan.com.

## Bambara
### Noun

banan
* kapok tree (Ceiba pentandra)

## Crimean Tatar
### Etymology

Borrowed from Russian банан (banan).

### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: ba‧nan

### Noun

banan
* banana
    Synonym: muz

#### Declension
### References

* “banan”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

## Danish
### Etymology

Borrowed from French banane, from Portuguese banana or Spanish banana, from Wolof banaana.

### Noun

banan c (singular definite bananen, plural indefinite bananer)
* banana (fruit)

#### Derived terms

* bananasplit c
* bananflue c
* bananrepublik c
* bananskal c
* bananskræl c
* bananstik n

## Esperanto
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

banan
* accusative singular of bana

## Faroese
### Etymology

Borrowed from Danish banan, from French banane, from Portuguese banana or Spanish banana, from Wolof banaana.

### Noun

banan f (genitive singular bananar, plural bananir)
* banana (fruit)

#### Derived terms

* bananpálmi m

## Galician
### Verb

banan
* inflection of banir:
** third-person plural present subjunctive
** third-person plural imperative

## Mauritian Creole
### Etymology

From French banane.

### Noun

banan
* banana

### References

* Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From Wolof banaana, via Spanish banana or Portuguese banana.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ba.naːn/, [bɑ.ˈnaːn]

### Noun

banan m (definite singular bananen, indefinite plural bananer, definite plural bananene)
* a banana (fruit)

#### Derived terms

* bananrepublikk
* bananskall
* banansplitt

### References

* “banan” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From Wolof banaana, via Spanish banana or Portuguese banana.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ba.naːn/, [bɑ.ˈnaːn]

### Noun

banan m (definite singular bananen, indefinite plural bananar, definite plural bananane)
* banana (fruit)

#### Derived terms

* bananrepublikk
* bananskal

### References

* “banan” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Old English
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbɑ.nɑn/

### Noun

banan
* inflection of bana:
** nominative plural
** accusative singular/plural
** genitive/dative singular

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from French banane, from Portuguese banana, from Wolof banaana.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈba.nan/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -anan
* Syllabification: ba‧nan

### Noun

banan m inan (related adjective bananowy)
* banana (plant)
    Synonym: bananowiec

#### Declension
### Noun

banan m animal
* banana (fruit)

#### Declension
### Noun

banan m animal or m inan
* (colloquial) cheeser (wide smile)
* (colloquial) banana boat (boat resembling a banana)

#### Declension
### Noun

banan m pers (female equivalent bananówka)
* (derogatory, slang) nouveau riche, rich kid, spoiled kid (young person who has rich parents and brags about it)
    Synonym: bananowiec
    Zamknij się, bananie. ― Shut up, you spoiled brat.

#### Derived terms

* bananowaty
* bananojad
* bananowiec
* bananownia

#### Related terms

* bananowate
* bananówa
* republika bananowa

### Further reading

* banan in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* banan in Polish dictionaries at PWN
* banan in PWN's encyclopedia

## Romanian
### Etymology

Back-formation from banană

### Noun

banan m (plural banani)
* banana (plant)
    Synonym: bananier

#### Declension
## Seychellois Creole
### Etymology

From French banane.

### Noun

banan
* banana

### References

* Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français

## Swedish
### Alternative forms

* bananas (obsolete)

### Etymology 1

From Portuguese or Spanish banana, from Wolof banaana. Cognate with Danish banan, Norwegian Bokmål banan, English banana, Dutch banaan and German Banane.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /baˈnɑːn/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɑːn

#### Noun

banan c
* a banana
** 1982, “Banankontakt av tredje graden [Banana encounter of the third kind ["närkontakt av tredje graden" (close contact of the third degree) is idiomatic for "close encounter of the third kind"]]”, Lasse Åberg (lyrics), Janne Schaffer (music)‎performed by Electric Banana Band:"Det är en fågel." "Nä, det är ett plan." "Nej, det är en superbanan!" Det är ett ljussken över staden. Nåt stort och gult som alla ser. Banankontakt av tredje graden. En fruktraket som kommer ner. Banankontakt är min takt. Banankontakt är din takt. Och din kontakt är min takt. Och min kontakt är din takt. Banankontakt är vår takt. Och vår kontakt är er takt. Och sambatakt i tretakt. Och er kontakt är vår takt. Banankontakt, banankontakt, banankontakt ... av tredje graden. Och dörren öppnas på raketen. Banankommandot kommer ut. "Nu sköter vi den här planeten, så eländet kan få ett slut." Banankontakt är ... [as before]. Det är ett skimmer över staden. Ett klokt och vackert guldgult ljus. Banankontakt av tredje graden, med frid och glädje i vart hus. Banankontant är ... [as before]. Bananerna kommer snart. Var redo![kontakt also means plug or connector, and banankontakt also means banana connector] "It's a bird." "No, it's a plane." "No, it's a super banana!" There is a glow over the city. Something big and yellow that everyone sees. Banana encounter of the third kind. A fruit rocket coming down. [rest is sic] Banana contact is my beat. Banana contact is your beat. And your contact is my beat. And my contact is your beat. Banana contact is our beat. And our contact is your [plural, oblique] beat. And samba beat in triple time [literally, "three-bar"]. And your [plural, oblique] contact is our beat. Banana contact/encounter, banana contact, banana contact ... of the third kind [degree]. And the door opens on the rocket. The banana high command comes out. "Now we are running [taking care of, managing] this planet, so that the misery can come to an end." Banana contact is ... [as before]. There is a shimmer over the city. A wise and beautiful golden-yellow light. Banana encounter of the third kind, with peace and joy in every house [each house, implying all houses]. Banana contact is ... [as before]. The bananas are coming soon. Be ready!

##### Derived terms

* bananbåt
* bananfluga
* bananformig
* bananklase
* banankontakt
* bananlikör
* bananplanta
* bananplantage
* bananpropp
* bananrepublik
* bananskal
* bananstock
* bananträd

#### See also

* guleböj
* klase (“bunch”)

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /²bɑːnan/

#### Noun

banan
* definite singular of bana

### References

* banan in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* banan in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

### Anagrams

* banna

## Turkmen
### Etymology

Borrowed from Russian бана́н (banán), from French banane, from Portuguese banana or Spanish banana, from Wolof banaana.

### Noun

banan (definite accusative banany, plural bananlar)
* banana

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “banan” in Webonary.org

## Uzbek
### Etymology

Borrowed from Russian бана́н (banán), from French banane, from Portuguese banana or Spanish banana, from Wolof banaana.

### Noun

banan (plural bananlar)
* banana

#### Related terms

* bananzor