berenxena

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word berenxena. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word berenxena, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say berenxena in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word berenxena you have here. The definition of the word berenxena will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofberenxena, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Asturian

Etymology

From Arabic بَاذِنْجَان (bāḏinjān), from Persian بادنجان (bâdenjân). Compare Spanish berenjena, Portuguese beringela.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /beɾenˈʃena/,
  • Rhymes: -ena
  • Hyphenation: be‧ren‧xe‧na

Noun

berenxena f (plural berenxenes)

  1. eggplant, aubergine

Derived terms

Galician

Galician Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia gl

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Dravidian *waẓVtVder.
    Sanskrit वातिङ्गण (vātiṅgaṇa)bor.
    Classical Persian بَاذِنْگَان (bāzingān)bor.
    Arabic بَاذِنْجَان (bāḏinjān)bor.
    Old Galician-Portuguese berengenha
    Galician berenxena

    Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese berengenha, borrowed from Arabic بَاذِنْجَان (bāḏinjān), borrowed from Classical Persian بَاذِنْگَان (bāzingān), borrowed from Sanskrit वातिङ्गण (vātiṅgaṇa), from Proto-Dravidian *waẓVtV. Compare Portuguese beringela and Spanish berenjena.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    berenxena f (plural berenxenas)

    1. eggplant, aubergine

    References

    Wikious
    Boobota
    Sagapedia