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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic أَبَنُوس (ʔabanūs, ebony), via Andalusian Arabic.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /abeˈnuθ/ [a.β̞eˈnuθ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /abeˈnus/ [a.β̞eˈnus]
  • Rhymes: -uθ
  • Rhymes: -us
  • Syllabification: a‧be‧nuz

Noun

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abenuz m (plural abenuces)

  1. ebony
    Synonym: ébano