🇮🇹 italiano

banana

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
feminine

la banana

banana

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banana
/la baˈnaːna/
← masculine feminine →

¿Cómo se dice banana en italiano?

AFI
/la baˈnaːna/

How do you pronounce banana in italiano?

banana is pronounced /la baˈnaːna/ in italiano.

Frases de ejemplo

La banana gialla è più dolce della banana verde.

The yellow banana is sweeter than the green banana.

Questa banana matura è perfetta per fare una torta deliziosa.

This ripe banana is perfect for making a delicious cake.

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¿Por qué es feminine?

Banana is feminine in Italian (la banana) because it derives from the Bantu language family through Portuguese and Spanish traders, and it retained the feminine gender assigned when adopted into Italian, likely influenced by the feminine ending "-a" that characterizes many Italian nouns. However, the specific reason for its feminine assignment in Italian is not definitively documented, making it largely an arbitrary gender assignment that became conventionalized.

¿Cómo se dice banana en italiano?

En italiano, banana se dice la banana — feminine.

Género según el idioma

IdiomaPalabraArtículoGénero
🇫🇷 Frenchbananelafeminine
🇪🇸 Spanishplátano flips!elmasculine
🇵🇹 Portuguesebananaafeminine

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