You say banano, I say banana

In Costa Rica, the fruit we norteamericanos call a banana, they call a banano. Apparently the name (and gender) varies by country across the Spanish-speaking world. Whatever you call them, bananas are as close to a staple food as a fruit can be for an unemployed surfer in rural Central America. They've got a lot of calories to help with the paddling, plenty of potassium to keep the muscle cramps at bay, and they are cheap cheap cheap.

30 cents worth of bananas

The produce truck sells bananas for five cents each. It's like they grow on trees or something.