banana

/bəˈnænə/

Syllables ba·na·na

Stress ba-NA-na

Phonics Breakdown

ba

/bə/

schwa

na

/næ/

short a

na

/nə/

schwa

Meaning

a long curved fruit with a yellow skin

Sound Reference

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ba=/bə/(about) + na=/næ/(nap) + na=/nə/(sofa)

Example

I eat a banana every morning.