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Etymology
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
Noun
banús m (plural banussos)
- ebony (tree, wood, color)
- Synonym: eben
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