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The word “banana” comes from the arabic “banan” meaning finger

  • June 15, 2017
  • Etymology, Fun Facts about Food
The word “banana” comes from the arabic “banan” meaning finger

Africans are credited to have given the present name, since the word banana would be derived from the Arab for ‘finger’.

https://lauriekendrick.wordpress.com/2010/11/11/banan-means-finger-in-arabic/

https://www.bananalink.org.uk/all-about-bananas

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