Plural of plantain

Forms of plantain

Plantains in a sentence

• The paths too are overgrown, but easily identified by the presence on them of round-leaved plantains.2003, Ernst Jünger, translated by Michael Hofmann, Storm of Steel, Penguin, published 2004, page 41
• An hour later we were stuffed with smoked fish, grilled maize-on-the-cob, barbecued beef, fried plantains, and Fanta.1996, Neil Peart, “People on the Bus”, in The Masked Rider: Cycling in West Africa, Lawrencetown Beach, N.S.: Pottersfield Press…. From the entry Fanta
• She craves guatita, a dish of cow tripe in a sauce thickened by peanut butter that she serves over plantains.2009 February 11, Leslie Kaufman, “For Dinner (and Fast), the Taste of Home”, in New York Times. From the entry guatita
• Ampesi, intensely flavored stews or soups, are eaten with fufu, a firm, starchy dumpling made from plantains or cocoyam.2007 March 30, “Street Level”, in Chicago Reader. From the entry cocoyam
• Here we are soupifying the blend by adding vegetable stock, as well as coconut milk and plantains, two favorite ingredients in the tropics.2013, Mark Reinfeld, The 30-Minute Vegan: Soup's On!. From the entry soupify

Meaning of plantain

1. noun Any plant of the genus Plantago, with a rosette of sessile leaves about 10 cm (4") long with a narrow part instead of a petiole, and with a spike inflorescence with the flower spacing varying widely among the species. See also psyllium.
2. noun A plant in the genus Musa, the genus that includes banana, but with lower sugar content than banana.
3. noun The fruit of the plant, usually cooked before eating and used like potatoes.

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Questions about the plural of plantain

What is the plural of plantain?

The plural of plantain is plantains.

Is plantain countable?

Plantain is a countable noun.