bananas
[ buh-nan-uh z ]
/ bəˈnæn əz /
adjective Slang.
crazy; deranged: All that chatter is driving me bananas.
wildly enthusiastic: The crowd went bananas when the music began.
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Definition for bananas (2 of 2)
banana
[ buh-nan-uh ]
/ bəˈnæn ə /
noun
a tropical plant of the genus Musa, certain species of which are cultivated for their nutritious fruit.Compare banana family.
the fruit, especially that of M. paradisiaca, with yellow or reddish rind.
Origin of banana
1590–1600; < Spanish < Portuguese (perhaps via Sp); akin to various words for banana or plantain in WAfr languages (e.g., Wolof, Malinke banana, Vai (Mande language of Liberia) bana), but ultimate source and direction of borrowing uncertain
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH banana
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British Dictionary definitions for bananas (1 of 2)
bananas
/ (bəˈnɑːnəz) /
adjective
slang crazy (esp in the phrase go bananas)
British Dictionary definitions for bananas (2 of 2)
banana
/ (bəˈnɑːnə) /
noun
any of several tropical and subtropical herbaceous treelike plants of the musaceous genus Musa, esp M. sapientum, a widely cultivated species propagated from suckers and having hanging clusters of edible fruit
the crescent-shaped fruit of any of these plantsCompare plantain 2
Word Origin for banana
C16: from Spanish or Portuguese, of African origin
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