benjuí

== Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic لُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy, “Javanese frankincense”). First attested in 1430. The loss of the initial syllable is likely due to its reanalysis as the definite article lo. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [bəɲ.ʒuˈi] IPA(key): (Valencia) [beɲ.d͡ʒuˈi] === Noun === benjuí m (plural benjuís) benzoin (aromatic balsam, a medicinal plant) === References === === Further reading === “benjuí”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “benjuí” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “benjuí” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic لُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy, “Javanese frankincense”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /benˈxwi/ [bẽŋˈxwi] Rhymes: -i Syllabification: ben‧juí === Noun === benjuí m (plural benjuíes or benjuís) benzoin (aromatic balsam, a medicinal plant) === Further reading === “benjuí”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025