beringela

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Portuguese

beringela (1)
beringela (2)

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بَاذِنْجَان (bāḏinjān), from Classical Persian بادنجان (bādinjān), from Sanskrit भण्टाकी (bhaṇṭākī, “aubergine”), of Dravidian origin. Compare Galician berinxela, berenxena and Spanish berenjena.

Pronunciation

 

  • Homophone: berinjela
  • Hyphenation: be‧rin‧ge‧la
  • Audio (Brazil)(file)

Noun

beringela f (plural beringelas) (European spelling)

  1. aubergine, eggplant (edible fruit)
  2. aubergine, eggplant (plant)

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