Etymology

ravenala

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Today it means: Any plant of the genus Ravenala. Full definition →

translingual Ravenala ← Malagasy ravinala
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  1. Malagasy · derived fromravinala
  2. translingual · borrowed fromRavenala
  3. English todayravenala

Borrowed from translingual Ravenala, from Malagasy ravinala, from ravina (“leaf”) + ala (“forest”).

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