Other Names
Plátanos
Spain, some Spanish speaking countries
Guineo
Puerto Rico, Nicaragua, Dominican Republic
Cambúr
Venezuela
Indian Fig
16th century Portuguese usage
Garden Fig
16th century Portuguese usage
Figue
Haitian Kreyol
Figue-Banan
Haitian Kreyol
Disambiguation
In the Dominican republic, Plátano refers to a 'plantain' instead of a 'banana', despite it's contradicting usage in some other Spanish speaking countries.
Description
Bananas compose a large group of fruit. In western culture though, banana usually refers to the sweet, yellow variety. Bananas are now introduced throughout the word, especially in tropical regions, but are originally from South East Asia and Oceania.
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