Collocations for "banana"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "banana" in context.
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banana
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [yellow, ripe, big] banana
- [mashed, cooked, barbecued, caramelized, sliced] bananas
- is eating a banana
- a [crate, bunch] of bananas
- [peel, cut, slice] the banana
- bruised the banana
- bananas are my (least) favorite [fruit, food]
- bananas are rich in [potassium, vitamins]
- am [having, eating] a banana for [lunch, a snack]
- [have, brought] a banana for [lunch]
- bananas and [ice cream, caramel, kiwis]
- I think he [is going, has gone] bananas!
- slang: a top banana of the [army, mafia]
- slipped (up) on a banana peel
- [threw, tossed] a banana peel on the ground
- a banana [tree, leaf]
- banana [cream pie, bread]
- eat a banana split
- [natural, artificial] banana flavor
- banana-flavored [ice cream, taffy, shake, candy]
- this [ice cream] is banana flavored
- strawberry-banana [shake, smoothie]
- banana yellow
- [run, rule, establish] a banana [Republic, state]
'banana' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):