albergínia

Catalan

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اَلْبَاذِنْجَان (al-bāḏinjān, “the eggplant”), from Persian بادنگان (bâdengân), from باتنگان (bâtengân), from Sanskrit वातिगगम (vātigagama, “eggplant”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [əl.βərˈʒi.ni.ə]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [əl.bərˈʒi.ni.ə]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [al.beɾˈd͡ʒi.ni.a]
  • Audio (Valencia):(file)

Noun

albergínia f (plural albergínies)

  1. aubergine, eggplant

Alternative forms

  • esbergínia (nonstandard)

Descendants

  • → Basque: alberjinia
  • → French: aubergine (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

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