melongene
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English
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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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