beringela

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Portuguese

beringela (1)
beringela (2)

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Etymology

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

    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 Galician berenxena and Spanish berenjena.

    Pronunciation

     

    Noun

    beringela f (plural beringelas) (European Portuguese spelling)

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

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