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

• “zachun”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.