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)