melongene

English

a melongene

Etymology

French mélongène, from Medieval Latin melongena, Italian melanzana, from Greek μελιτζάνα (melitzána), from Arabic اَلْبَاذِنْجَان‎ (al-bāḏinjān, “eggplant”), from Persian ‎ (bâdengân), from ‎ (bâtengân), from Sanskrit वातिगगम (vātiga-gama, “eggplant”).

Noun

melongene (plural melongenes)

(Caribbean) An aubergine; an eggplant.

Synonyms

see the list in the entry eggplant

Translations

eggplant — see eggplant

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