WAIE (whatamieating.com)
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Plural: plátanos
Language: Spanish
Description: Banana. Plantain. The long, usually yellow fruit of a tropical tree, sometimes red or green, which grows in bunches. It has sweet dense flesh which discolours quickly.
| Two lovely cheerful banana ladies at Mercat de la Boqueria in Barcelona |
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Pronounced: PLAH-tah-nohs
Latin: Musa x paradisiaca
Ethnicity: Mexican, Spanish
Most frequent country: Mexico, Spain
See places: Spanish food and cuisine, Mexican food and cuisine
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