Phrase Hound found 149 phrases and 29 compound words that contain banana. The most common are listed below. Open banana in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 149
- banana republicA small country, especially one in Central America or the West Indies, that is dependent on a single export commodity (traditionally bananas) and that has a corrupt, dictatorial government.
- banana peelThe several outermost layers of a banana, especially once removed from the rest of the banana, which may be slippery if stepped on.
- banana splitA dessert or sundae containing a banana cut in half lengthwise (split), ice cream and various toppings which may include sauces, nuts or fruit.
- banana breadA type of bread or cake made with mashed bananas.
- Blue BananaA discontinuous corridor of urbanization in Western Europe, stretching from northwest England to Milan.
- banana leafA leaf of the banana plant. (This entry is a translation hub.)
- banana tree
- banana boatAn inflatable recreational boat meant for towing, often yellow and banana-shaped.
- BANANA principleA policy that prohibits building anything that could disturb those who already reside in an area.
- banana ballA banana shot.
- banana kickA kick that causes a spin to make the ball bend away from the player's body.
- banana phoneA telephone, typically a mobile phone, with a curved shape to accommodate the wearer's facial profile.
- second bananaA comedian who plays a secondary or supporting role, especially as straight man and traditionally in vaudeville or burlesque theatre.
- Banana RiverA lagoon that lies between Cape Canaveral and Merritt Island in Brevard County, Florida, in the United States.
- Flying BananaThe New Measurement Train; the high-speed track testing train used on the British railway network.
- Golden BananaAn area of higher population density lying between Cartagena in the west and Genoa in the east along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
- banana benderA native or inhabitant of Queensland, Australia.
- banana seatAn elongated seat, on a lowrider bicycle, that curves upward at the rear.
- prairie bananaA pawpaw (Asimina triloba).
- top bananaThe boss, the leader.
- banana hammockA male thong.
- banana ketchupa condiment, a type of ketchup where the tomatoes are replaced by bananas and red food dye
- banana clipA girl's long, curved hairclip resembling two combs that mesh together.
- banana oilNonsense.
- banana pepperA kind of yellow chili pepper, Capsicum annuum.
Compound words 29
- bananaquitA nectar-feeding bird, Coereba flaveola, thought to be related to the Darwin's finches and the grassquits.
- bananaphileOne who loves bananas.
- bananaphobiaFear, hate, or dislike of bananas.
- bananalikeResembling or characteristic of a banana.
- bananalessWithout bananas.
- BananalandNickname for Queensland: a state of Australia.
- coconanaA mixture of coconut and banana.
- banillaA combination of banana and vanilla.
- bananageddonA catastrophe occurring in the crop of economically important bananas, the Cavendish group in genus Musa.
- bananeryA banana plantation.