plátano fruta
Cuba
In Cuba a banana is usually called plátano, and plátano fruta makes it clear that you mean the sweet one. Banana is also understood.
Meaning: sweet yellow fruit (noun)
Ways to say it
| Spanish | Note |
|---|---|
| plátano fruta | Cuba |
| plátano | everyday |
| banana | also used |
The cooking plantain is called plátano vianda or plátano macho, so fruta and vianda tell the two apart. Fried green slices are mariquitas or tostones in Cuban kitchens.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Spain and some other countries plátano also means banana. In Cuba the extra word helps when a menu has both kinds.
Did you know?
- A bunch of bananas is called a mano, literally a "hand", in Spanish.
Examples in context
- Quiero un plátano fruta.I want a banana.
- Hay plátano vianda para el almuerzo.There is cooking plantain for lunch.
- Esta banana está madura.This banana is ripe.
Example conversation
Yoani buys fruit from the street seller Osvaldo in Havana.
- YoaniBuenas, ¿a cómo está el plátano fruta?Hello, how much is the banana?
- OsvaldoEstá a buen precio hoy.It is at a good price today.
- YoaniDeme una mano, por favor.Give me a hand, please.
