banak

/ ˈbænək /

noun

1. a tree of the genus Virola , of Central America: family Myristicaceae
2. the timber of this tree, used esp in Honduras for turning and construction

Word History and Origins

Origin of banak¹

C20: Honduran name

Example Sentences

The Banak Indians who are the most powerful, hold them in the spring when the salmon and other fishes are in best condition—later on different tribes of Shoshonees hord the monopoly.

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The writer’s favorite source, illustrated as “Shoshoni and Banak I”.

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Brave, or "strong-hearted," is made by the Absaroka, Shoshoni, and Banak Indians by merely placing the clinched fist to the breast, the latter having allusion to the heart, the clinching of the hand to strength, vigor, or force.

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From many examples may be selected the Omaha sign for think, guess, which is precisely the same as that of the Absaroka, Shoshoni and Banak for brave, see page 414.

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According to this informant, the Shoshoni use the same sign for Banak as for themselves.

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