Banana Pancake Trail

proper noun

Those routes around Southeast Asia that are popular with backpackers and tourists, and whose inhabitants have therefore started to cater to Western tastes.

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Banana Pancake Circuit
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Meanings

proper nounthe Banana Pancake Trail
  1. informalThose routes around Southeast Asia that are popular with backpackers and tourists, and whose inhabitants have therefore started to cater to Western tastes.

    Synonyms: Banana Pancake Circuit

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounThose routes around Southeast Asia that are popular with backpackers and tourists, and whose inhabitants have therefore started to cater to Western tastes.

Similar
Banana Pancake Circuit
Also see
banana pancake circuit

Origin

Guesthouses along such tourist routes usually serve banana pancake as breakfast.

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APA

Banana Pancake Trail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Banana%20Pancake%20Trail

MLA

“Banana Pancake Trail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Banana%20Pancake%20Trail. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Banana Pancake Trail,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Banana%20Pancake%20Trail.

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