Galician

Noun

plátano m ‎(plural plátanos)

1. banana, plantain
2. banana plant

Synonyms

• (banana): banana
• (banana plant): bananeira, plataneiro

Related terms

• plataneiro

Portuguese

plátano

Etymology 1

From Latin platanus, from Ancient Greek πλάτανος ‎(plátanos).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpla.tɐ.nu/
• Hyphenation: plá‧ta‧no

Noun

plátano m (plural plátanos)

1. plane (any tree of the genus Platanus)

Spanish

Etymology 1

From Latin platanus, from Ancient Greek πλάτανος ‎(plátanos)

Noun

plátano m ‎(plural plátanos)

1. (Spain, botany) sycamore, plane (a tree belonging to the genus Platanus)

Etymology 2

From one of the Cariban languages, probably influenced by the tree name descended from Latin platanus

Noun

plátano m ‎(plural plátanos)

1. banana
2. plantain (the plant and fruit related to banana, not the Plantago genus)

Usage notes

• Though all are botanically the same, often banana and guineo are used specifically for sweet varieties eaten as fruit, whereas plátano is reserved for the starchy varieties (plantains) cooked and eaten more like a vegetable.
• In Mexico however, plátano is used for both, but plantains are qualified as plátano macho. There are also many named varieties, such as the sweet banana plátano manzana ‎(“apple banana”), the plátano dominico, the plátano tabasco, and the plantain called plátano burro.

Synonyms

• banana
• banano (Colombia, Central America)
• cambur (Venezuela)
• guineo

Derived terms

• plátano macho
• plátano malayo