banāns

See also: banans

Latvian

Banāns

Alternative forms

Etymology

Via Spanish and Portuguese banana, and probably also other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Wolof banaana, via Spanish or Portuguese.

Pronunciation

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Noun

banāns m (1st declension)

  1. banana tree (tropical plant of the genus Musa, with edible elongated yellow fruits)
    banāna lapas ― banana leaves
    banānu birzis ― banana groves
  2. banana (the edible elongated yellow fruits of this plant)
    banānu ķekari ― banana bunches
    banānu milti ― banana flour
    ananasi, banāni, mango, granātāboli un citi tropu augļi - sulīgi, smaržīgi, saules pilni ― pineapples, bananas, mangos, pomegranates and other tropical fruits are juicy, tasty, and full of sun
    Mārītei Zanda iedeva vaska dzeltenu banānu ― Zanda gave Mārīte a yellow wax banana

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