zachun

English

Etymology

From a dialectal variant of Arabic زَقُّوم (zaqqūm).

Noun

zachun (uncountable)

  1. An oil extracted by from the fruit of a small thorny tree (Balanites aegyptiaca), which has healing properties.
  2. The tree itself, found in northern Africa and the Arabian Peninsula

References

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