pătlăgea

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Romanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish پاتلجان (patlıcan, “eggplant”) (Turkish patlıcan), from Persian بادلجان (bâdeljân).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pə.tləˈd͡ʒa/
  • Hyphenation: pă‧tlă‧gea

Noun

pătlăgea f (plural pătlăgele)

  1. eggplant
    Synonyms: pătlăgea vânătă, pătlăgică vânătă, vânătă
  2. tomato
    Synonyms: pătlăgea roșie, pătlăgică roșie, roșie, tomată

Usage notes

This word is almost never used by itself, but rather with the adjectives roșie (“red”) or vânătă (“purple”), to prevent confusion.

Declension

singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative pătlăgea pătlăgeaua pătlăgele pătlăgelele
genitive-dative pătlăgele pătlăgelei pătlăgele pătlăgelelor
vocative pătlăgea pătlăgelelor

Derived terms

References

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