melongene

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English

a melongene

Etymology

French mélongène, from Medieval Latin melongena, Italian melanzana, from Greek μελιτζάνα (melitzána), from Arabic اَلْبَاذِنْجَان (al-bāḏinjān, eggplant), from Persian بادنگان (bâdengân), from باتنگان (bâtengân), from Sanskrit वातिगगम (vātiga-gama, eggplant). Doublet of malidzano.

Noun

melongene (plural melongenes)

  1. (Caribbean) An aubergine; an eggplant.

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