brunġiel

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Maltese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Arabic بَاذِنْجَان (bāḏinjān), from Persian بادنگان (bâdengân). The word shows a great variety of phonetic alterations among Arabic dialects. The same form as in Maltese appears to underly in Portuguese beringela.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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brunġiel m (collective, singulative brunġiela, paucal brunġiliet)

  1. eggplants, aubergines
  2. (figuratively) black eyes

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