benjoin

English

Noun

benjoin (uncountable)

  1. Obsolete form of benzoin.

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɛ̃.ʒwɛ̃/

Noun

benjoin m (plural benjoins)

  1. benzoin (resin)
    • 1857, Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary […]‎[1], Paris: Michel Lévy Frères:
      Homais, quand il revint à neuf heures (on ne voyait que lui sur la Place depuis deux jours), était chargé d'une provision de camphre, de benjoin et d'herbes aromatiques.
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