alquequenje

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French alkékenge, from Arabic الكَاكَنْج (al-kākanj).[1][2]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

alquequenje m (plural alquequenjes) (Brazilian Portuguese spelling)

  1. (botany) bladder cherry; alkekengi (Alkekengi officinarum (syn. Physalis alkekengi), a plant of southern Europe)

References

  1. ^ “alquequenge”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
  2. ^ “alquequenge”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

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)

  1. bladder cherry (Alkekengi officinarum (syn. Physalis alkekengi))
    Synonyms: vejiga de perro, halicácabo, farol chino

Descendants

  • → Italian: alchechengi

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