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> banana cultivation from the Island of New Guinea Super interesting. Reminded me that in Cuba there's a type of banana they call "guineo". I wonder if it's at
by ta1234567890 6y ago
> banana cultivation from the Island of New Guinea
Super interesting. Reminded me that in Cuba there's a type of banana they call "guineo". I wonder if it's at all related to its origin.
- sebmellen 6y agoHmm, seems so, though a different Guinea! Very interesting: > Guineos (pronounced [ɡiˈneos]) usually refers to an unripe banana. The term guineo is sometimes used in reference to its ripened counterpart: the yellow (ripened) banana. Etymology of the word Guineo comes from Guinea, a country in the west of Africa, as it is one of the places from which bananas originate. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guineo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guineo