berenjenal

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Spanish

Etymology

berenjena +‎ -al

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /beɾenxeˈnal/ [be.ɾẽŋ.xeˈnal]

Noun

berenjenal m (plural berenjenales)

  1. aubergine field or plantation
  2. (colloquial, figurative) mess, trouble
    Synonyms: embrollo, jaleo
    • 2019 May 16, Àlex Montoya, “'City for Sale': alerta turista en Barcelona”, in El Mundo[1]:
      «Si me metía en este berenjenal era para hacer algo impactante. Ya existían muchos reportajes con especialistas, políticos, economistas… Yo quería apelar a las emociones, a la empatía. [] »
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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