república bananera

Catalan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [rəˈpub.bli.kə βə.nəˈne.ɾə]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [rəˈpub.bli.kə bə.nəˈne.ɾə]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [reˈpu.bli.ka ba.naˈne.ɾa]
  • Audio (Barcelona):(file)

Noun

república bananera f (plural repúbliques bananeres)

  1. banana republic

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /reˌpublika banaˈneɾa/ [reˌpu.β̞li.ka β̞a.naˈne.ɾa]
  • Syllabification: re‧pú‧bli‧ca ba‧na‧ne‧ra

Noun

república bananera f (plural repúblicas bananeras)

  1. (politics, idiomatic, derogatory) banana republic
    Near-synonym: republiqueta