berenjena

Spanish

Etymology

From Arabic بَاذِنْجَان (bāḏinjān), from Persian بادنجان (bâdenjân). Compare Portuguese beringela.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beɾenˈxena/ [be.ɾẽŋˈxe.na]

Noun

berenjena f (plural berenjenas)

1. aubergine, eggplant

Derived terms

• berenjenal

Descendants

• → Basque: berenjena
• → Pohnpeian: pringihnas

Further reading

• “berenjena”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014