beringela

Portuguese

beringela (1)

beringela (2)

Alternative forms

• berinjela (Brazil)

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

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /be.ɾĩˈʒɛ.lɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /be.ɾĩˈʒɛ.lɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /be.ɾĩˈʒɛ.la/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɨ.ɾĩˈʒɛ.lɐ/

• Homophone: berinjela
• Hyphenation: be‧rin‧ge‧la

• Audio (Brazil):

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Noun

beringela f (plural beringelas) (European spelling)

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

Descendants

• → English: brinjal, bringal, bringall, bringaul, brinjall, brinjaul
• → Gujarati: બ્રિંજલ (briñjal)
• → Hunsrik: Bërinschela