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How to pronounce “banana”

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Pronunciation guide for banana

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of banana with real speech in context.
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8 YouTube examples
Real speech example
Boom: Mad Money, Mega Dealers, and the Rise of Contemporary Artand the eating the banana thing, and how that influences the art
Definition summary
An elongated curved tropical fruit of a banana plant, which grows in bunches and has a creamy flesh and a smooth skin. [from 1597]

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How to pronounce banana

Boom: Mad Money, Mega Dealers, and the Rise of Contemporary Art

and the eating the banana thing, and how that influences the art

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “banana”

Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • An elongated curved tropical fruit of a banana plant, which grows in bunches and has a creamy flesh and a smooth skin. [from 1597]
  • The tropical tree-like plant which bears clusters of bananas, a plant of the genus Musa (but sometimes also including plants from Ensete), which has large, elongated leaves. [from 1697]
  • (uncountable) A yellow color, like that of a banana's skin. [from 1923]
  • (derogatory, ethnic slur) A person of East or Southeast Asian descent, considered to be overly assimilated and subservient to white authority. [from 1970]
  • (Malaysia, Singapore, derogatory, ethnic slur) A person of Chinese descent who cannot speak Mandarin or any Chinese dialect
  • (slang) The penis.
  • (sports) A banana kick.
  • (nuclear physics) A banana equivalent dose.
  • (computer science, colloquial) A catamorphism (from the use of banana brackets in the notation).
  • An incorrectly held handstand, often seen in beginners.
  • [Adjective]
  • Curved like a banana, especially of a ball in flight.

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