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 boat was overloaded with people," said Banak Joshua, the director general of disaster management at the Humanitarian Affairs Ministry.

From Reuters

"The boat was overloaded with people," said Banak Joshua, the director general of disaster management at the Humanitarian Affairs Ministry.

From Reuters

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.

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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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