berenjena

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بَاذِنْجَان (bāḏinjān), from Persian بادنجان (bâdenjân). Compare Portuguese beringela.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /beɾenˈxena/ [be.ɾẽŋˈxe.na]
  • Audio (Spain):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ena
  • Syllabification: be‧ren‧je‧na

Noun

berenjena f (plural berenjenas)

  1. aubergine, eggplant, brinjal

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Basque: berenjena
  • → Kapampangan: balasenas
  • → Ladino: berenjena, berendjena
  • → Pohnpeian: pringihnas
  • → French: beringène

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