Definition of "banana" in English

noun

1. An elongated curved tropical fruit of a banana plant, which grows in bunches and has a creamy flesh and a smooth skin.

   • Jimmy had a banana for breakfast.

2. The tropical tree-like plant which bears clusters of bananas, a plant of the genus Musa (but sometimes also including plants from Ensete), which has large, elongated leaves.

3. (uncountable) A yellow color, like that of a banana's skin.

4. (derogatory, ethnic slur) A person of East or Southeast Asian descent, considered to be overly assimilated and subservient to white authority.

5. (Malaysia, Singapore, derogatory, ethnic slur) A person of Chinese descent who cannot speak Mandarin or any Chinese dialect

6. (slang) The penis.

7. (sports) A banana kick.

8. (nuclear physics) A banana equivalent dose.

9. (computer science, colloquial) A catamorphism (from the use of banana brackets in the notation).

10. An incorrectly held handstand, often seen in beginners.

adjective

1. Curved like a banana, especially of a ball in flight.