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plantain
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?plant(e)?n/
- (US) IPA(key): /?plænt?n/, IPA(key): /?plæn.te?n/
Etymology 1
From Middle English planteyne, planteyn, from Anglo-Norman plainteine et al., Old French plaintain, from Latin plant?ginem (“plantain”), accusative of plant?g?, from planta (“sole”), a nasalized form of Proto-Indo-European *pleth?- (“flat; to spread”), because of the broad, flat shape of the plantain leaves.
Noun
plantain (plural plantains)
- A plant of the genus Plantago, with a rosette of sessile leaves about 10 cm long with a narrow part instead of a petiole, and with a spike inflorescence with the flower spacing varying widely among the species. See also psyllium.
- 1653, Nicholas Culpeper, The English Physician Enlarged, Folio Society 2007, p. 225:
- The roots of Plantain and Pellitory of Spain beaten to powder and put into hollow teeth, takes away the pains of them.
- 2003, Michael Hofmann, translating Ernst Jünger, Storm of Steel, Penguin 2004, p. 41:
- The paths too are overgrown, but easily identified by the presence on them of round-leaved plantains.
- 1653, Nicholas Culpeper, The English Physician Enlarged, Folio Society 2007, p. 225:
Synonyms
- waybread
- fleawort
Derived terms
- common plantain
- greater plantain
- mud plantain
- ribwort plantain
- robin's plantain
- water plantain
Translations
References
- Plantago on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Plantago on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Plantago on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Etymology 2
From Spanish plantano, obsolete variant of plátano, from Galibi Carib platana (“banana”).
Noun
plantain (plural plantains)
- A plant in the genus Musa, the genus that includes banana, but with lower sugar content than banana.
- The fruit of the plant, usually cooked before eating and used like potatoes.
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:plantain.
Related terms
- banana plantain
- bocadillo plantain
- cooking plantain
- plantain cutter
- plantain eater (Musophagidae)
- plantain squirrel (Callosciurus notatus)
- plantain tree
Translations
References
- plantain on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Musa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Musa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- banana
Anagrams
- plainant
Basque
Etymology
Eventually from Latin plantaginem, accusative of plantago.
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): /plan.ta?/
Noun
plantain inan
- plantain
- Synonym: zainbelar
Declension
Further reading
- “plantain” in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia, euskaltzaindia.eus
- “plantain” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia, euskaltzaindia.eus
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pl??.t??/
Etymology 1
From Old French plantain, from Latin plant?g?, plant?ginem.
Noun
plantain m (plural plantains)
- plantain, any plant of genus Plantago
Etymology 2
From banane plantain
Noun
plantain m (plural plantains)
- plantain (fruit of the genus Musa)
Further reading
- “plantain” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Old French
Etymology
From Latin plant?g?, plant?ginem.
Noun
plantain m (oblique plural plantainz, nominative singular plantainz, nominative plural plantain)
- plantain, any plant of genus Plantago
Descendants
- English: plantain
- French: plantain
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matoke
English
Alternative forms
- matooke, matooka
Etymology
From Luganda matooke.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ma?t??ke?/
- Rhymes: -??ke?
Noun
matoke (uncountable)
- Mashed boiled bananas or plantains, a staple food in Uganda. [from 20th c.]
Anagrams
- kamote
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