benjoin

French

Etymology

From Catalan benjuí, from Arabic لُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛ̃.ʒwɛ̃/

Noun

benjoin m (plural benjoins)

1. benzoin (resin)

Further reading

• “benjoin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.