ba·nana [bananabananas] BrE [bəˈnɑːnə] NAmE [bəˈnænə] noun a long curved fruit with a thick yellow skin and soft flesh, that grows on trees in hot countries •a bunch of bananas Idiom: ↑go bananas
Word Origin: late 16th cent.: via Portuguese or Spanish from Mande. Mande is a group of Niger-Congo languages spoken by the Mande people of West Africa.
Example Bank: •The company has acquired an unhappy knack of slipping on banana skins.