In the English language, the nounbanana was borrowed, in the 1590s, by the Spanish or Portuguese from the WestAfrican (possibly Wolof) language. The plant itself was imported to the New World from Africa in 1516.
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the word banana comes from an Arican word (wolof) and was translated to spanish and portugese : banana. So the word banana comes actually from Africa.
I believe its as simple as the path of the ball when curled is similar to the traditional shape of a banana - an elongated curve.
Marigo is the Kikuyu word for the English word banana.
The word for banana in Yoruba is "ògèdè."
yes the word banana is fruit
The Abaluhya (Luhya) word for the English word 'banana' is "liramwaa".
well banana split is a compound word
Banana = Bananedie Banane
"바나나" with pronunciation "BANANA".
Banana. (Pronounced bah-nah-nah)
There is no word in the Korean language for Banana. It is simply "Banana" and is written as 바나나 .
The second character of the word banana split is the letter 'a'
Pisang is the word for banana when translated from English to Indonesian.