Gadit

banana

Definitions
1nounA long, curved fruit with a yellow skin and soft, sweet, white flesh inside, commonly eaten as a snack or used in cooking.
I like to eat a banana with my breakfast.
She packed a banana in her lunchbox.
Bananas are rich in potassium.
Word Origin
Language
Wolof
Original word
banaana
Originally meant
banana
Background
The word 'banana' comes from the Wolof language of West Africa, where it was used to describe the fruit. It entered English in the 16th century through Portuguese and Spanish traders who encountered the fruit in Africa and brought it to Europe.