banana split
noun
: ice cream served on a banana sliced in half lengthwise and usually garnished with flavored syrups, fruits, nuts, and whipped cream
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Servers dish up a banana splits big enough to feed three that cost just $5, and a pair of cheese enchiladas goes for less than $4.
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Pam Leblanc, Southern Living, 26 Jan. 2025
Consider it for dessert since there’s no banana split.
—Florence Fabricant, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Pelkey said the most popular choices this year are bumblebee, cow, lion, hot dog, pumpkin, granny, stegosaurus and banana split.
—Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2024
Pickle Split Another new item from Pineapple Express (#13) is the pickle split: imagine a traditional banana split.
—Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 17 Sep. 2024
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Pam Leblanc, Southern Living, 26 Jan. 2025
Consider it for dessert since there’s no banana split.
—Florence Fabricant, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Pelkey said the most popular choices this year are bumblebee, cow, lion, hot dog, pumpkin, granny, stegosaurus and banana split.
—Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2024
Pickle Split Another new item from Pineapple Express (#13) is the pickle split: imagine a traditional banana split.
—Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 17 Sep. 2024
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“Banana split.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/banana%20split. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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