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el plátano
banana
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How do you say plátano in Spanish?
How do you pronounce plátano in Spanish?
plátano is pronounced /el ˈplatano/ in Spanish.
Example sentences
El plátano maduro que compré ayer es delicioso.
The ripe banana that I bought yesterday is delicious.
Este plátano grande es perfecto para hacer batidos nutritivos.
This big banana is perfect for making nutritious smoothies.
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Why is it masculine?
Plátano is masculine because it derives from Latin "platanus," which was grammatically masculine in Latin and retained that gender when the word entered Spanish. However, in Spanish, "plátano" refers to the banana fruit (a plant of the genus Musa), not the plane tree. The etymological connection to the plane tree is historically accurate, but the semantic shift occurred as the word was applied to the banana plant, likely due to superficial similarities between the plants.
What is the Spanish word for banana?
The Spanish word for banana is el plátano — masculine.
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