benzoe

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic لُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy, “Javanese frankincense”). The first word is from Proto-West Semitic *laban- (“white”), the second from جاوة (jāwa, “Java”) (from Javanese ꦗꦮ (jawa)).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /benˈd͡zɔ.e/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ɔe
  • Hyphenation: ben‧zò‧e

Noun[edit]

benzoe m (plural benzoi)

  1. benzoin

References[edit]

  1. ^ benzoe in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Further reading[edit]

  • benzoe in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French benzoë.

Noun[edit]

benzoe f (uncountable)

  1. benzoin

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