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bananas

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "bananas" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

2 syllables
7 characters
English (US)
2syllables

bananas

Hyphenation via the Knuth-Liang algorithm — result not verified against authoritative sources.

bananas is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, bananas is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofbananas

1noun
  • An elongated curved tropical fruit that grows in bunches and has a creamy flesh and a smooth skin.
  • The tropical tree-like plant which bears clusters of bananas. The plant, usually of the genus Musa but sometimes also including plants from Ensete, has large, elongated leaves and is related to the plantain.
  • A yellow colour, like that of a banana's skin.
  • (mildly) A person of Asian descent, especially a Chinese American, who has assimilated into Western culture or married a Caucasian (from the "yellow" outside and "white" inside). Compare coconut or Oreo.
  • A banana equivalent dose.
  • A catamorphism (from the use of banana brackets in the notation).
  • The penis.
  • A banana kick.
1adjective
  • Crazy, mad, nuts.
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