brunġiel
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Maltese
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Noun
[edit]brunġiel m (collective, singulative brunġiela, paucal brunġiliet)