1) Dominican Republic cuisine 
Guineos (pronounced ghee-nay-oss) usually refers to a ripened banana. The term guineo is sometimes used in reference to its ripened counterpart: the yellow (ripened) banana. Some make a distinction between the two and refer to green bananas as guineos verdes (green bananas) and yellow bananas as guineos (ripe bananas). Guineos are not to be confus...