anime

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a hard copal derived from an African tree
  2. noun any of various resins or oleoresins

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese アニメ (anime), an abbreviation of アニメーション (animēshon), itself borrowed from English animation, from Latin animātiō, from animāre.

In classic literature

Synonyms

Zanzibar copal

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