Phrase guide

banana split

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /bəˈnɑː.nə splɪt/
  • US: bə-nă'nə
  • US: /bəˈnæ.nə splɪt/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A dessert or sundae containing a banana cut in half lengthwise (split), ice cream and various toppings which may include sauces, nuts or fruit.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Euphemistic form of bullshit (“a card game”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, euphemistic, form-of, uncountable

Topics: card-games, games

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a banana split lengthwise and topped with scoops of ice cream and sauces and nuts and whipped cream

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: split

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 香蕉船 (hoeng1 ziu1 syun4) — A dessert containing a banana cut in half
  • Chinese Mandarin: 香蕉船 (xiāngjiāochuán) — A dessert containing a banana cut in half
  • Danish: banana split — A dessert containing a banana cut in half
  • Dutch: bananasplit — A dessert containing a banana cut in half
  • Esperanto: fendita banano — A dessert containing a banana cut in half
  • Finnish: banana split — A dessert containing a banana cut in half
  • French: banana split — A dessert containing a banana cut in half
  • German: Bananensplit — A dessert containing a banana cut in half
  • Greek: μπανάνα σπλιτ (banána split) — A dessert containing a banana cut in half
  • Hungarian: banánhajó — A dessert containing a banana cut in half
  • Hungarian: Okos Tóni — A dessert containing a banana cut in half
  • Japanese: バナナスプリット — A dessert containing a banana cut in half
  • Korean: 바나나 스플릿 — A dessert containing a banana cut in half
  • Marathi: बनाना स्प्लिट (banānā spliṭ) — A dessert containing a banana cut in half
  • Navajo: abeʼ yistiní hashkʼaan bił ályaaʼígíí — A dessert containing a banana cut in half
  • Norwegian Bokmål: banansplitt — A dessert containing a banana cut in half
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: banansplitt — A dessert containing a banana cut in half
  • Portuguese: banana split — A dessert containing a banana cut in half
  • Romanian: banana split — A dessert containing a banana cut in half
  • Russian: бана́новый сплит (banánovyj split) — A dessert containing a banana cut in half
  • Spanish: banana split — A dessert containing a banana cut in half
  • Swedish: banana split — A dessert containing a banana cut in half
  • Thai: บานานาสปลิต — A dessert containing a banana cut in half