banyan
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- (British, America) IPA: /ˈbæn.jən/
banyan (plural banyans)
- An Indian trader, merchant, cashier, or money changer.
- A tropical Indian fig tree, Ficus benghalensis, that has many aerial roots.
- A type of loose gown worn in India.
- (India) A vest; an undershirt; a singlet.
- (British, Naval slang, dated) A camping excursion on shore, to give a ship's crew a break from shipboard routine.
- (tropical Indian fig tree) banyan tree
- French: commerçant indien
- Portuguese: baniano, baniane
- Portuguese: baniana
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