banano
Colombia
In Colombia the sweet yellow fruit is called banano. The word plátano in Colombia means the plantain, the starchy cooking banana. It is also called banana.
Meaning: yellow fruit (noun)
Ways to say it
| Spanish | Note |
|---|---|
| banano | Colombia |
| plátano | plantain, Colombia |
| banana | also understood |
Colombians eat banano raw, in smoothies and desserts. Plátano is fried as patacones or cooked as plátano maduro.
Which one should you use?
In Spain and Mexico plátano is the sweet fruit, so a Colombian asking for plátano may get a cooking plantain instead.
How does it change in a sentence?
Banano is masculine, while banana is feminine and also understood.
Did you know?
- Colombia is one of the world's major banana exporters, with much of it grown in the Urabá region.
Examples in context
- Me comí un banano en el desayuno.I ate a banana at breakfast.
- Voy a freír plátano maduro.I am going to fry ripe plantain.
- Quiero un batido de banano.I want a banana smoothie.
Example conversation
Juliana and her son Esteban shop at a market in Cali with a Vendedor.
- EstebanMamá, quiero un banano.Mom, I want a banana.
- JulianaTome, mijo. Están maduros.Here, son. They are ripe.
- VendedorTambién tengo plátano para patacones.I also have plantain for patacones.
- JulianaDeme dos plátanos verdes.Give me two green plantains.
