beninese

/bɛnɪˈniːz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.39 in modern English

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Meaning

adj

Of, from, or pertaining to Benin, the Beninese people.

noun

A person from Benin or of Beninese descent.

"“They wanted to know what part of Africa my parents hailed from,” Caesar said. “How was I to know? He said I had the nose of a Beninese.”"

Etymology tree Proto-Yoruboid *ú-lí Yoruba ile Yoruba ì- Yoruba bí Proto-Edekiri *ɪ́-nʊ̃́ Proto-Edekiri *ɪ́-lʊ̃́ Yoruba inú Yoruba ibinu Yoruba ile ibinubor. Itsekiri Ubinubor. Portuguese Benimbor. French Béninbor. English Benin Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English Beninese From Benin + -ese.

more Beninese (comparative) most Beninese (superlative) Beninoise (alternative)

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How do you pronounce beninese?

The recorded pronunciation is /bɛnɪˈniːz/.

What does beninese mean?

Of, from, or pertaining to Benin, the Beninese people.

Where does beninese come from?

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