melongene
melongene · melongenes
An aubergine; an eggplantAn aubergine; an eggplant.
Meaning
1 senses(Caribbean)An aubergine; an eggplant.
Origin
Borrowed from French mélongène, from Medieval Latin melongena, Italian melanzana, from GreBorrowed from French mélongène, from Medieval Latin melongena, Italian melanzana, from Greek μελιτζάνα (melitzána), from Arabic اَلْبَاذِنْجَان (al-bāḏinjān, “eggplant”), from Classical Persian بادنگان (bādingān), from باتنگان (bātingān), from Sanskrit वातिगगम (vātiga-gama, “eggplant”). Doublet of aubergine, brinjal, and malidzano.
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