beringela

Portuguese

beringela (1)

beringela (2)

Alternative forms

• berinjela (Brazil)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بَاذِنْجَان (bāḏinjān), from Persian بادنجان (bâdenjân), from Sanskrit भण्टाकी (bhaṇṭākī, “aubergine”). Sanskrit word is likely 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/

• IPA^(key): /ˌbe.ɾĩ.ˈʒɛ.la/

• Audio (Brazil):

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• Hyphenation: be‧rin‧ge‧la

Noun

beringela f (plural beringelas) (European Portuguese spelling)

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

Descendants

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