melongena

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Latin

Etymology

Medieval Latin, compare Italian melanzana. From Byzantine Greek μελιτζάνα (melitzána), from Arabic بَاذِنْجَان (bāḏinjān), from Classical Persian بادنجان (bādinjān).

Pronunciation

Noun

mēlongēna f (genitive mēlongēnae); first declension

  1. (Medieval Latin) aubergine

Declension

First-declension noun.

Descendants

  • French: mélongène