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plátano

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nouncolloquialmasculineslang
  1. bananafruit
  2. plantainthe plant and fruit related to banana, not the Plantago genus
  3. penis
  4. sycamore, planea tree belonging to the genus Platanus

Forms

noun

singularplátano
pluralplátanos

Used in the library

  • La comida es rica: arroz con frijoles, plátano frito y ropa vieja.The food is delicious: rice with beans, fried plantain and ropa vieja.A1Una carta desde La Habana — A letter from Havana
  • La llama es grande y fuerte, y tiene las orejas largas, como plátanos.The llama is big and strong, and has long ears, like bananas.A1La llama y la alpaca — The llama and the alpaca
  • Al mediodía, doña Cecilia trajo el almuerzo: arroz, frijoles y plátano.At midday, doña Cecilia brought lunch: rice, beans and plantain.A2En la finca de café — On the coffee farm
  • De desayuno tomo avena con plátano.For breakfast I have oats with banana.B2Otra vez, por favor (23) — Once more, please (23) (B2)

Other ways to say it

  • bananabanana (fruit); an idiot
  • bananobanana (fruit)
  • camburbanana (fruit)
  • guineoGuinean
  • plátano machoplantain

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