beringela
Portuguese
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beringela (1)
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beringela (2)
Alternative forms
- berinjela (Brazilian)
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic بَاذِنْجَان (bāḏinjān), from Persian بادنجان (bâdenjân), from Sanskrit भण्टाकी (bhaṇṭākī, “aubergine”). Sanskrit word is likely of Dravidian origin. Compare Galician berinxela, berenxena and Spanish berenjena.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /bɨ.ɾĩ.ˈʒɛ.lɐ/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌbi.ɾĩ.ˈʒɛ.la/
- (Carioca) IPA(key): /ˌbi.ɾĩ.ˈʒɛ.lɐ/
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌbe.ɾĩ.ˈʒɛ.la/
Noun
beringela f (plural beringelas)
- aubergine, eggplant (edible fruit)
- aubergine, eggplant (plant)
Descendants
- → English: brinjal, brinjall, brinjaul
- → Gujarati: બ્રિંજલ (briñjal)
- → Hunsrik: Bërinschela