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PRONUNCIATION OF TOP BANANA

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TOP BANANA

noun
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verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Top banana is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TOP BANANA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of top banana in the English dictionary

The definition of top banana in the dictionary is the leading comedian in vaudeville, burlesque, etc. Other definition of top banana is the leader; boss.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TOP BANANA

top and tail
top boot
top boots
top brass
top cat
top copy
top dead-centre
top dog
top dollar
top drawer
top dressing
top end
top floor
top gear
top hand
top hat
top kill
top management
top off
top out

WORDS THAT END LIKE TOP BANANA

Americana
ana
Antseranana
banana
Botswana
Dana
Diana
do one´s nana
Ghana
Guiana
Guyana
Indiana
lana
manana
Montana
nana
off one´s nana
rana
Tanana
zenana

Synonyms and antonyms of top banana in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «top banana» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TOP BANANA

Find out the translation of top banana to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of top banana from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «top banana» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

顶级香蕉
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

plátano superior
570 millions of speakers

English

top banana
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शीर्ष केला
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كبار الموز
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

лучших банан
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

banana superior
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শীর্ষ কলা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

banane supérieure
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pisang teratas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Top- Banane
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

トップバナナ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

위에 바나나
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pisang ndhuwur
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chuối hàng đầu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மேல் வாழை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शीर्ष केळी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

En iyi muz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

top Banana
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

top banana
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кращих банан
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

top banana
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

top μπανάνα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

top piesang
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

top banana
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Top Banana
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of top banana

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TOP BANANA»

The term «top banana» is regularly used and occupies the 60.973 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TOP BANANA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about top banana

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TOP BANANA»

Discover the use of top banana in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to top banana and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Top Banana
The death of a thirteenyearold drug runner prompts an investigation that will uncover a more sinister truth behind the apparent "gangland crossfire" shooting. Reprint.
Bill James, 1999
2
Top Banana
Benny the parrot, an amazing bird with the ability to read, has everything a bird could want, until he has to share his owner's attention with a rare flower.
Cari Best, 1997
3
Banana: The Fate of the Fruit that Changed the World
From its early beginnings in Southeast Asia, to the machinations of the United Fruit Company in Costa Rica and Central America, the banana's history and its fate as a victim of fungus are explored.
Dan Koeppel, 2008
4
More Bananagrams!
Joe Edley, the wordplay genius who created the puzzles in Bananagrams, now steps it up in More Bananagrams! by creating eight new joyously mind-bending puzzle types, and adding another level of difficultyÑpuzzles with a five banana (super ...
Joe Edley, 2010
5
Top Banana
Winter Garden, Paula Stone and Mike Sloane present Phil Silvers in "Top Banana" (a new musical comedy), with Rose Marie, Jack Albertson, Lindy Doherty, Judy Lynn, Bob Scheerer, Joey Faye, Bradford Hatton, Herbie Faye, Eddie Hanley, Walter ...
‎1951
6
The House of Many Windows
only going to get better. After Miss Lemon Drop finished her performance the “ Top Banana” appeared on the stage. He was the one who was considered the “ ringleader” for the show. When he announced himself as “Top Banana,” Winston told ...
John Robert Allen, 2011
7
Banana Wars: Power, Production, and History in the Americas
The word banana slipped into the popular lexicon via phrases such as ''top banana,'' ''banana boat,'' ''to go bananas,'' and the tragically powerful metaphor, '' banana republic.'' The dramatic rise in banana consumption was linked to ...
Steve Striffler, Mark Moberg, 2003
8
Advancing Banana and Plantain R and D in Asia and the Pacific
3. Micropropagation protocol has been developed for rapid multiplication of disease-free planting materials. 4. Major diseases (Fusarium wilt, Sigatoka, bunchy top, banana streak virus & nematode) and insect (corm weevil and banana fruit ...
A.B. Molina, V.N. Roa, International Plant Genetic Resources Institute Staff, 2000
9
Ice Cream Trade Journal
Place a portion of whipped cream in the center with a cherry on top. BANANA NUT SUNDAE. Place 2 No. 20 portions of ice cream on a split banana. Put a spoonful of chopped nuts between the mounds of cream. Over each mound of cream ...
‎1909
10
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Comedy Writing
The top banana is a burlesque One possible exception to this is the ventrilo- reference used to describe the quist. Many vents (that's the hip way of saying more popular member of a com- ventriloquist) do call attention to their wooden friends in ...
James Mendrinos, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TOP BANANA»

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Tour de France 2015: Top Banana - stage 20
All did sterling jobs, but, in a triumph for nominative determinism, today's Top Banana goes to Winner Anacona. Initially, it looked like Movistar had missed their ... «Rouleur, Jul 15»
2
Is The Banana Going Extinct?
But to everybody else it's known more simply as the only banana readily available. Fifty years ago, though, that spot was held by a different top banana: The ... «io9, Jul 15»
3
THE RECIPE BOX: Top banana bread bars with icing for a moist …
Banana bread bars call for overripe bananas and a butter frosting. ... I was a little unsure about the frosting on top of the banana bread at first, but just one bite ... «Rockdale Citizen, Jul 15»
4
Minions debuts as top banana
Bob, Kevin and Stuart go on a global road trip in search of a new boss in Minions. It came in first at last weekend's box office and made about $116 million. «Arkansas Online, Jul 15»
5
Tour de France 2015: Top Banana - stage three
Should Adam Hansen safely arrive on the Champs-Élysées in three weeks' time, his twelfth Grand Tour in succession will surely have been his most ... «Rouleur, Jul 15»
6
Top banana: Fyffes hikes profit target after raising fruit prices
Investors went bananas for Fyffes today as the fruit distributor raised its profit forecast after getting buyers to fork out more for bananas and pineapples. «Evening Standard, Jun 15»
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In the business of fruit, who's really top banana?
... companies bought Chiquita Brands International, known for its bananas, in a deal ... point to which fruit—from a business perspective—is really top banana. 1. «Fortune, Nov 14»
8
Chiquita's top banana? Two Brazilian companies win bid.
Chiquita Brands International Inc. has agreed to sell itself to two Brazilian companies, the investment firm Safra Group and the juice company Cutrale Group, ... «Christian Science Monitor, Oct 14»
9
Chiquita Becomes Top Banana in Fyffes Merger With New Deal Terms
The produce distributors have also agreed to increase the breakup fee payable to Fyffes if the deal to form the world's leading banana company doesn't come to ... «TheStreet.com, Sep 14»
10
The Fight for Top Banana
Scientists continue to warn that the world's banana crops are in grave danger. $43 billion worth of Cavendish bananas are facing "disaster" from virulent ... «Motley Fool, Apr 14»

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