"banana-ey" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From banana + -ey.",
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      "form": "more banana-ey",
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  "pos": "adj",
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          "word": "bananery"
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        {
          "ref": "2008, Fiona Dunbar, “Gold Lamé Suit”, in Blue Gene Baby (The Silk Sisters), Orchard Books, page 237",
          "text": "‘No, ma’am, thank you,’ said Rorie hastily, through a peanutty, banana-ey mouthful.",
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          "ref": "2014, Nadia Sawalha, Fabulous Family Food, Pan Macmillan",
          "text": "DEAD BANANAS CAKE / This oh so banana-ey cake has been named by my girls due to their horror at how black the bananas are that I use.",
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          "ref": "2014 May 13, mjhorn, “Chivas Regal”, in Tom Pynchon’s Liquor Cabinet, archived from the original on 2015-07-13; quoted in Alison Flood, “Thomas Pynchon's drinks cabinet”, in The Guardian, 2014 June 24, archived from the original on 2014-06-24",
          "text": "(\"I'm tempted to say that a screaming comes across the tongue ... But no screaming comes. It's just beautifully smooth and syrupy. Tastes warm and a bit spicy. A little banana-ey? Smells terrific too\").",
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        {
          "ref": "2016, James Morton, “Love Beer”, in Brew: The Foolproof Guide to Making World-Class Beer at Home, Quadrille, section “The Style List”, subsection “German beers”, subsubsection “Wheat beer”",
          "text": "You’ll see its huge foamy head and cloudy amber body, but then you’ll smell two of the most distinctive yeast character in all of beer: banana and clove. Some are more banana-ey, some are more clovey; but they’re always there.",
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        {
          "ref": "2016, Alan MacDonald, chapter 1, in Cupcake Wars! (Angela Nicely), Stripes Publishing, page 11",
          "text": "They could make all different cupcakes – chocolatey, lemony, strawberry, banana-ey, even heart-shaped ones.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2017, Dave Lowe, “Bananas”, in The Spectacular Holly-Day, Piccadilly Press",
          "text": "I listened to Siti and the man as they talked and I breathed in the thick banana-ey smell and completely forgot about everything else: […]",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2019, Dave Reay, “Climate-Smart Bananas”, in Climate-Smart Food, Palgrave Macmillan, part II (Break Time), page 84",
          "text": "Refrigeration can prolong their lifespan but, as has caused plenty of arguments in our house, everything else in the fridge risks taking on a banana-ey taste.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2021 April 15, Max La Manna, “Regeneration: Food | Meals”, in BBC Earth, archived from the original on 2021-05-08",
          "text": "If you want to make it more banana-ey flavour, add more bananas.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2021 November 19, Julian Ryall, “10 weird pizza toppings in Asia, from banana to sweet potato to boba”, in AsiaOne, archived from the original on 2021-11-19",
          "text": "India – South Zesty Veggie Pizza / It’s spicy and it’s banana-ey. Clearly an effort to break new ground on the subcontinent, Domino’s has added spiced green bananas, chillies and peppers to the mix.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2022 March 31, Ava Wardecki, “10 Of The Best Banoffee Pies In Auckland, As Chosen By You”, in Urban List, archived from the original on 2022-05-22",
          "text": "It’s got all the trimmings of your classic banoff’, but with the creamy-caramelly-banana-ey goodness, all encased in a perfect biscuit dish.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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        "Alternative form of bananery."
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From banana + -ey.",
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      "form": "more banana-ey",
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    },
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      "form": "most banana-ey",
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          "ref": "2008, Fiona Dunbar, “Gold Lamé Suit”, in Blue Gene Baby (The Silk Sisters), Orchard Books, page 237",
          "text": "‘No, ma’am, thank you,’ said Rorie hastily, through a peanutty, banana-ey mouthful.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2014, Nadia Sawalha, Fabulous Family Food, Pan Macmillan",
          "text": "DEAD BANANAS CAKE / This oh so banana-ey cake has been named by my girls due to their horror at how black the bananas are that I use.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2014 May 13, mjhorn, “Chivas Regal”, in Tom Pynchon’s Liquor Cabinet, archived from the original on 2015-07-13; quoted in Alison Flood, “Thomas Pynchon's drinks cabinet”, in The Guardian, 2014 June 24, archived from the original on 2014-06-24",
          "text": "(\"I'm tempted to say that a screaming comes across the tongue ... But no screaming comes. It's just beautifully smooth and syrupy. Tastes warm and a bit spicy. A little banana-ey? Smells terrific too\").",
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          "ref": "2016, James Morton, “Love Beer”, in Brew: The Foolproof Guide to Making World-Class Beer at Home, Quadrille, section “The Style List”, subsection “German beers”, subsubsection “Wheat beer”",
          "text": "You’ll see its huge foamy head and cloudy amber body, but then you’ll smell two of the most distinctive yeast character in all of beer: banana and clove. Some are more banana-ey, some are more clovey; but they’re always there.",
          "type": "quotation"
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        {
          "ref": "2016, Alan MacDonald, chapter 1, in Cupcake Wars! (Angela Nicely), Stripes Publishing, page 11",
          "text": "They could make all different cupcakes – chocolatey, lemony, strawberry, banana-ey, even heart-shaped ones.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2017, Dave Lowe, “Bananas”, in The Spectacular Holly-Day, Piccadilly Press",
          "text": "I listened to Siti and the man as they talked and I breathed in the thick banana-ey smell and completely forgot about everything else: […]",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2019, Dave Reay, “Climate-Smart Bananas”, in Climate-Smart Food, Palgrave Macmillan, part II (Break Time), page 84",
          "text": "Refrigeration can prolong their lifespan but, as has caused plenty of arguments in our house, everything else in the fridge risks taking on a banana-ey taste.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2021 April 15, Max La Manna, “Regeneration: Food | Meals”, in BBC Earth, archived from the original on 2021-05-08",
          "text": "If you want to make it more banana-ey flavour, add more bananas.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2021 November 19, Julian Ryall, “10 weird pizza toppings in Asia, from banana to sweet potato to boba”, in AsiaOne, archived from the original on 2021-11-19",
          "text": "India – South Zesty Veggie Pizza / It’s spicy and it’s banana-ey. Clearly an effort to break new ground on the subcontinent, Domino’s has added spiced green bananas, chillies and peppers to the mix.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2022 March 31, Ava Wardecki, “10 Of The Best Banoffee Pies In Auckland, As Chosen By You”, in Urban List, archived from the original on 2022-05-22",
          "text": "It’s got all the trimmings of your classic banoff’, but with the creamy-caramelly-banana-ey goodness, all encased in a perfect biscuit dish.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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