Definitions
elongated crescent-shaped yellow fruit with soft sweet flesh
Word origin
Borrowed from Portuguese banana or Spanish banana, derived from a Niger-Congo language spoken in the Guinea region. Specific derivation is unclear. Possible ancestor or cognate languages include Wolof banaana, Eastern Maninkakan banana, and Vai ꕒꘌꕯ (ɓaana) or ꕒꕌꕯ (ɓaana), possibly from Arabic بَنَان (banān, “fingertip, banana”). However, Ay Baati Wolof (Munro & Gaye, 1997) posits that Wolof banaana is itself derived from Portuguese banana.
Used in a sentence
“Jimmy had a banana for breakfast.”
“I'll need a few things. I'll need some mayonnaise and a silver tin of sardines, a banana.”
“The fact that the cop bought O'Brien a beer after feeling of his banana suggests that it must have been a promising one”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer4 curated clues
01“Curved yellow fruit”6 letters
02“Peelable yellow fruit”6 letters
03“Yellow peel fruit”6 letters
04“Yellow fruit”6 letters
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