Bananery

//bəˈnɑːn.ə.ɹi// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A banana plantation. rare
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, or relating to bananas, or their flavour. childish

Etymology

Etymology 1

From banana + -ery. Compare orangery.

Etymology 2

From banana + -ery, an alteration of banana + -y because the spelling -ay would look like a single vowel (as in tray). Because of uncertainty about how banana + -y should best be written, various spellings are seen. Compare nanner.

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