baniano
Portuguese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Arabic بَنِيَان (baniyān), from Gujarati વાણિયો (vāṇiyo), ultimately from Sanskrit वाणिज (vāṇijá), variant of वणिज् (vaṇíj, “merchant, trader”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
baniano m (plural banianos)
- banyan (Indian trader, merchant)
Descendants edit
- → English: banyan
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Portuguese baniano. See section above for full etymology.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
baniano m (plural banianos)
Further reading edit
- “baniano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014