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单词 banyans
释义

banyan, banian /banˈyən or -yan/ or bania /banˈyə/

noun
  1. An Indian fig tree with vast rooting branches
  2. (also with cap) a Hindu trader, esp from Gujarat
  3. Loosely, outside India, any Hindu
  4. An Indian broker or financier
  5. A loose jacket, gown, or undergarment worn in India
ORIGIN: Port banian, perh through Ar banyān, from Hindi baniyā, from Sans vāṇija, from vāṇij a merchant

banyan days plural noun (obsolete)

Days on which no meat was served, hence days of short commons generally, from the abstinence from flesh of the Banyan merchants

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