Banana in Spanish 🇪🇸

Pronunciation

normal speech: PLAH-tah-no

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plátano info.

Tips to remember “plátano”:
– Associate the word with the tropical regions where bananas are commonly grown; picture a tropical plantain tree.
– Think of a flat plane to remember the ‘plat’ part and imagine bananas being laid flat on it.
– Link the word to similar English words like “plantain,” since “plátano” can refer to both bananas and plantains.

Explanations:
– “Plátano” is the Spanish term for the English word “banana.” However, it can also refer to “plantain,” a starchy banana variety that’s typically cooked before eating.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– “Banano” is another word used for banana in some Spanish-speaking regions.
– “Guineo” is often used interchangeably with “plátano” in parts of Central America and the Caribbean to refer to sweet bananas.
– “Macho” when referring to the plantain as cooking banana (“plátano macho” in some countries).

Alternate meanings/slang:
– “Plátano” can sometimes be used in a colloquial manner to refer to someone from the Canary Islands, as the fruit is a symbol of this Spanish region.

Examples of sentences using “plátano”:
– “Me gustaría comprar unos plátanos maduros para hacer un batido.” (I would like to buy some ripe bananas to make a smoothie.)
– “Los plátanos son una fuente excelente de potasio.” (Bananas are an excellent source of potassium.)
– “En muchos países latinoamericanos, el plátano verde se utiliza para hacer tostones.” (In many Latin American countries, the green plantain is used to make tostones.)
– “Se me antoja un pastel de plátano.” (I’m craving a banana cake.)

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