mulignana

Neapolitan

Etymology

From Arabic بَاذِنْجَان (bāḏinjān) reshaped under the influence of mela (“apple”). (melingian > meligniana > mulignana) Compare Greek μελιτζάνα (melitzána), Sicilian milinciana and Medieval Latin mēlongēna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mu.liɲ.ˈɲa.nə/
• Hyphenation: mu‧li‧gnà‧na

Noun

mulignana f (plural mulignane)

1. eggplant, aubergine
2. bruise