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Benne

name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun

1
A surname.

Noun

1
Sesame. attributive, uncountable
"benne oil; benne seed"
2
East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Malay bene, or possibly from Wolof or Eastern Maninkakan.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from North German Benne, a variant of the surname Benn. Borrowed also from French Benne, a metonymic occupational surname for the maker or driver of a cart.

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