melongene
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
French mélongène, from Medieval Latin melongena, Italian melanzana, from Greek μελιτζάνα (melitzána), from Arabic اَلْبَاذِنْجَان (al-bāḏinjān, “eggplant”), from Persian بادنگان (bâdengân), from باتنگان (bâtengân), from Sanskrit वातिगगम (vātiga-gama, “eggplant”). Doublet of malidzano.
Noun[edit]
melongene (plural melongenes)
Synonyms[edit]
- see the list in the entry eggplant
Translations[edit]
eggplant — see eggplant
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