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The several outermost layers of a banana, especially once removed from the rest of the banana, which may be slippery if stepped on.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, Philippines, US
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: banana skin
Antonyms: none provided
A cause of difficulty, or potential embarrassment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, US, broadly, figuratively
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
the skin of a banana (especially when it is stripped off and discarded)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he slipped on a banana skin and almost fell
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: banana skin
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: peel, skin
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
44 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
قِشْر اَلْمَوْز
(qišr al-mawz)
— outermost layer of the banana
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Azerbaijani:
banan qabığı
— outermost layer of the banana
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Belarusian:
бана́навая лупі́на
(banánavaja lupína)
— outermost layer of the banana
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Bulgarian:
бананова обелка
(bananova obelka)
— outermost layer of the banana
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Catalan:
pela de plàtan
— outermost layer of the banana
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Chinese Mandarin:
香蕉皮
(xiāngjiāo pí)
— outermost layer of the banana
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Czech:
banánová slupka
— outermost layer of the banana
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Danish:
bananskræl
— outermost layer of the banana
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Dutch:
bananenschil
— outermost layer of the banana
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Esperanto:
bananŝelo
— outermost layer of the banana
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Esperanto:
banana ŝelo
— outermost layer of the banana
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Finnish:
banaaninkuori
— outermost layer of the banana
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French:
peau de banane
— outermost layer of the banana
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French:
pelure de banane
— outermost layer of the banana
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German:
Bananenschale
— outermost layer of the banana
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Greek:
μπανανόφλουδα
(bananóflouda)
— outermost layer of the banana
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Hebrew:
קליפת בננה
— outermost layer of the banana
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Hungarian:
banánhéj
— outermost layer of the banana
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Icelandic:
bananahýði
— outermost layer of the banana
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Indonesian:
kulit pisang
— outermost layer of the banana
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Irish:
craiceann banana
— outermost layer of the banana
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Italian:
buccia di banana
— outermost layer of the banana
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Japanese:
バナナの皮
— outermost layer of the banana
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Korean:
바나나 껍질
— outermost layer of the banana
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Latvian:
banāna miza
— outermost layer of the banana
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Lithuanian:
banano žievė
— outermost layer of the banana
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Norwegian Bokmål:
bananskall
— outermost layer of the banana
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
bananskal
— outermost layer of the banana
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Polish:
skórka od banana
— outermost layer of the banana
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Portuguese:
casca de banana
— outermost layer of the banana
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Romanian:
coajă de banană
— outermost layer of the banana
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Russian:
бана́новая кожура́
(banánovaja kožurá)
— outermost layer of the banana
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Serbo-Croatian:
kora od banane
— outermost layer of the banana
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Slovak:
banánová šupka
— outermost layer of the banana
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Spanish:
cáscara de banana
— outermost layer of the banana
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Spanish:
cáscara de plátano
— outermost layer of the banana
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Spanish:
cáscara bananera
— outermost layer of the banana
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Spanish:
cáscara platanera
— outermost layer of the banana
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Swedish:
bananskal
— outermost layer of the banana
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Turkish:
muz kabuğu
— outermost layer of the banana
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Ukrainian:
бана́нова шкі́рка
(banánova škírka)
— outermost layer of the banana
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Vietnamese:
vỏ chuối
— outermost layer of the banana
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Welsh:
croen banana
— outermost layer of the banana
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Welsh:
pil banana
— outermost layer of the banana