banús

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.

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

banús m (plural banussos)

1. ebony (tree, wood, color)

   Synonym: eben

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