brunġiel
Maltese
Etymology
From Arabic بَاذِنْجَان (bāḏinjān), from Persian بادنگان (bâdengân). The word shows a great variety of phonetic alterations among Arabic dialects. The same form as in Maltese appears to underly in Portuguese beringela.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /brunˈd͡ʒɪːl/
Noun
brunġiel m (collective, singulative brunġiela, paucal brunġiliet)
- eggplants, aubergines
Derived terms
- brunġiela
- brunġieli