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Where does “Banane” come from?

Banane (German) comes from Portuguese banana, from Wolof banaana — banana.

Banane (German): banana

Definitions

  1. banana

Ancestry of “Banane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesebananabanana; penis; bras d'honneur
2Wolofbanaanabanana

Words derived from “Banane”

  • Kochbanane
  • bananig
  • Bananenmilch
  • Bananenrepublik
  • Bananensaft
  • banana
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