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Portuguese
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Etymology
Borrowed from French alkékenge, from Arabic الكَاكَنْج (al-kākanj).
Pronunciation
Noun
alquequenje m (plural alquequenjes) (Brazilian spelling)
- (botany) bladder cherry; alkekengi (Alkekengi officinarum (syn. Physalis alkekengi), a plant of southern Europe)
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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic الكَاكَنْج (al-kākanj, “bladder cherry”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /alkeˈkenxe/
- Rhymes: -enxe
- Syllabification: al‧que‧quen‧je
Noun
alquequenje m (plural alquequenjes)
- bladder cherry (Alkekengi officinarum (syn. Physalis alkekengi))
- Synonyms: vejiga de perro, halicácabo, farol chino
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