Definitions for benne

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benne ben·ne

Spelling: [ben-ee]

IPA: /ˈbɛn i/

Benne is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 25 anagrams from letters in benne (beenn).

Definitions for benne

noun

1. Southern U.S., especially South Carolina, and Bahamian English. the sesame plant or its seeds.

Origin of benne

1760-70, Americanism; Wolof, Malinke bene

Examples for benne

benne, &c.; etymologists trace the word to a root meaning “to plait.”