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How to pronounce “banana

banana

/bɐnænə/

3 syllablespronoun
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3 syllables. Stress the 'an' part (say it longer and louder) and let the others relax — unstressed vowels often soften to a lazy /ə/.

Meaning

any of several tropical and subtropical treelike herbs of the genus Musa having a terminal crown of large entire leaves and usually bearing hanging clusters of elongated fruits

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