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banana peel en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. (Canada, Philippines, US) The several outermost layers of a banana, especially once removed from the rest of the banana, which may be slippery if stepped on.
2. (Canada, US, broadly, figuratively) A cause of difficulty, or potential embarrassment.
   • Furthermore, he is completely surrounded by banana peels. Canada's economy is slowing down, though less so far than extreme pessimists feared. Newly released figures show that our merchandise trade surplus in 1989 fell by more than half to its lowest level in 10 years. And, ever since it peaked on Jan. 12, the dollars yo-yo motion has juddered erratically, signalling confusion to the money markets of the world where the mismanagement of a national economy is judged with a harsh and unforgiving coldness. The freshest banana peel under Mr. Wilson's foot is the report that inflation in January jumped from December's 5.1 per cent to 5.5 per cent -- right on the heels of Thursday's rise of more then half a percentage point in the Bank of Canada rate. 1990, Vancouver Sun, February
   • We had the first black president, trying to bring home a victory on healthcare. I didn’t want to be a banana peel for him. 2012, Van Jones, “Prologue: There and Back Again”, in Rebuild the Dream, Nation Books, →ISBN:

Forms

Deriveds

have one foot on a banana peel

Synonyms

banana skin

Translations (44)

ro coajă de banană (outermost layer of the banana) · nl bananenschil (outermost layer of the banana) · es cáscara de banana (outermost layer of the banana) · cy croen banana (outermost layer of the banana) · fr peau de banane (outermost layer of the banana) · sv bananskal (outermost layer of the banana) · cs banánová slupka (outermost layer of the banana) · id kulit pisang (outermost layer of the banana) · sh kora od banane (outermost layer of the banana) · fr pelure de banane (outermost layer of the banana) · nn bananskal (outermost layer of the banana) · ko 바나나 껍질 (outermost layer of the banana) · it buccia di banana (outermost layer of the banana) · uk бана́нова шкі́рка (outermost layer of the banana) · is bananahýði (outermost layer of the banana) · lt banano žievė (outermost layer of the banana) · es cáscara bananera (outermost layer of the banana) · pl skórka od banana (outermost layer of the banana) · tr muz kabuğu (outermost layer of the banana) · fi banaaninkuori (outermost layer of the banana) · vi vỏ chuối (outermost layer of the banana) · ar قِشْر اَلْمَوْز (outermost layer of the banana) · ca pela de plàtan (outermost layer of the banana) · az banan qabığı (outermost layer of the banana) · cmn 香蕉皮 (outermost layer of the banana) · ru бана́новая кожура́ (outermost layer of the banana) · el μπανανόφλουδα (outermost layer of the banana) · cy pil banana (outermost layer of the banana) · hu banánhéj (outermost layer of the banana) · es cáscara de plátano (outermost layer of the banana) · pt casca de banana (outermost layer of the banana) · eo bananŝelo (outermost layer of the banana) · de Bananenschale (outermost layer of the banana) · lv banāna miza (outermost layer of the banana) · bg бананова обелка (outermost layer of the banana) · ga craiceann banana (outermost layer of the banana) · he קליפת בננה (outermost layer of the banana) · sk banánová šupka (outermost layer of the banana) · eo banana ŝelo (outermost layer of the banana) · da bananskræl (outermost layer of the banana) · ja バナナの皮 (outermost layer of the banana) · nb bananskall (outermost layer of the banana) · be бана́навая лупі́на (outermost layer of the banana) · es cáscara platanera (outermost layer of the banana)