banús

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See also: banus

Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic أَبْنُوس (ʔabnūs), from Persian ابنوس (abnus), from Middle Persian ʾpnws (abnūs), from Ancient Greek ἔβενος (ébenos), from Egyptian hbnj, of uncertain origin. Doublet of eben.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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banús m (plural banussos)

  1. ebony (tree, wood, color)
    Synonym: eben

Further reading

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