bananery
UK/bəˈnɑːn.ə.ɹi/
bananery noun: a banana plantation.
Noun
bananery (plural bananeries)
- A banana plantation.
Adjective
bananery (comparative more bananery, superlative most bananery)
- Of, or relating to bananas, or their flavour.
Forms of bananery
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | bananeries |
| alternative form | bananary |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more bananery |
| superlative | most bananery |
| alternative form | banana-ey |
| alternative form | bananaey |
| alternative form | banana-y |
Origin of bananery
From banana + -ery. Compare orangery.
From banana + -ery, an alteration of banana + -y because the spelling -ay would look like a single vowel (as in tray). Because of uncertainty about how banana + -y should best be written, various spellings are seen. Compare nanner.
Questions about bananery
- What does bananery mean?
- Bananery means a banana plantation.
- What part of speech is bananery?
- Bananery can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce bananery?
- Bananery is pronounced /bəˈnɑːn.ə.ɹi/ (UK).
- What is the plural of bananery?
- The plural of bananery is bananeries.
Words near bananery in the dictionary
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