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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In countries settled by the Spanish, the common name of the banana and plantain (Musa paradisiaca and M. sapientum). In Porto Rico the name is especially applied to the starchy plantains, which must be cooked before they can be eaten, the sweet bananas being called guinéos.

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