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/Sounds like "bah" (as in "bar") + "NAH" (as in "nacho") + "nah" (as in "nacho")/

Meaning

A long, yellow fruit in Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay, what most of the Spanish-speaking world calls 'plátano.' The great banana vs. plátano debate is a classic Latin American vocabulary difference.

Examples

I eat a banana every morning for breakfast.

Buy some bananas at the store, we're out.

Regional synonyms

The sacred Argentine and Uruguayan herbal infusion shared in rounds among friends. Mate isn't just a drink, it's a social ritual, a way of life, and practically a religion.