Etymology

bananery

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bananery · noun1

From banana + -ery. Compare orangery.

bananery · adjective2

From banana + -ery, an alteration of banana + -y because the spelling -ay would look like a single vowel (as in tray). Because of uncertainty about how banana + -y should best be written, various spellings are seen. Compare nanner.

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