benjuí
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See also: benjui
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic لُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy, “Javanese frankincense”). First attested in 1430.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
benjuí m (plural benjuís)
- benzoin (aromatic balsam, a medicinal plant)
References
- ^ “benjuí”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
Further reading
- “benjuí” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “benjuí” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “benjuí” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic لُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy, “Javanese frankincense”).
Pronunciation
Noun
benjuí m (plural benjuís or benjuíes)
- benzoin (aromatic balsam, a medicinal plant)
Further reading
- “benjuí”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28