banaanitasavalta
Finnish
editEtymology
editbanaani (“banana”) + tasavalta (“republic”); calque of English banana republic, see also the Etymology section of that entry.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈbɑnɑːniˌtɑsɑˌʋɑltɑ/, [ˈbɑ̝nɑ̝ːniˌt̪ɑ̝s̠ɑ̝ˌʋɑ̝l̪t̪ɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑltɑ
- Hyphenation(key): ba‧naani‧tasa‧valta
Noun
editbanaanitasavalta (derogatory)
Declension
editSynonyms
editFurther reading
edit- “banaanitasavalta”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02