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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindustani بنارس / बनारस (banāras), likely via the English Benares.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /benaˈɾes/
- Rhymes: -es
- Syllabification: Be‧na‧rés
Proper noun
Benarés m
- Varanasi, Benares (a city in Uttar Pradesh, India, sacred to Hinduism and Jainism).
- Synonym: Varanasi