banús

See also: banus

Catalan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [bəˈnus]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [baˈnus]

Noun

banús m (plural banussos)

ebony (tree, wood, color)
Synonym: eben

Further reading

“banús” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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