alquequengi
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic الْكَاكَنْج (al-kākanj, “bladder cherry”), either directly or via Spanish alquequenje.
Pronunciation
Noun
alquequengi m (plural alquequengis)
- bladder cherry
- Synonyms: alicàcabi, bufeta
Further reading
- “alquequengi”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007