plantain
UKplæntein
US'plæntən
معنی فارسی
موز درخت موز
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From Spanish "plátano" (banana), ultimately from Portuguese "plátano", from Latin "platanus" (plane tree).
مثال
- Plantains are a staple food in many tropical regions.
- The fruit of a plantain is larger and starchier than that of a banana.
- Plantains can be fried, boiled, or baked and used in a variety of dishes.
ترکیبهای رایج
Ripe plantains Green plantains Fried plantains Boiled plantains
تعریف انگلیسی
noun
- any of numerous plants of the genus Plantago; mostly small roadside or dooryard weeds with elliptic leaves and small spikes of very small flowers; seeds of some used medicinally
- a banana tree bearing hanging clusters of edible angular greenish starchy fruits; tropics and subtropics
- starchy banana-like fruit; eaten (always cooked) as a staple vegetable throughout the tropics