Banaan
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See also: banaan
Alternative forms
- banaan (Veldeke spelling)
- Be̩naan (Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, reduced form)
- benaan (Veldeke spelling)
Etymology
From Dutch bananne or German Banane, from Portuguese banana, from a Niger-Congo language of West Africa (e.g. Wolof banaana).
Pronunciation
Noun
Banaan f (plural Banaane) (Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, also in the Eupen spelling)
- banana (fruit)
Usage notes
- Banaane̩ is the spelling of the plural for the Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, while Banaane is the spelling of the plural for the Eupen dialect.
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