beringela

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Dravidian *waẓVtVder.
    Sanskrit वातिङ्गण (vātiṅgaṇa)bor.
    Classical Persian بَاذِنْگَان (bāzingān)bor.
    Arabic بَاذِنْجَان (bāḏinjān)bor.
    Old Galician-Portuguese berengenha
    Portuguese beringela

    Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese berengenha, borrowed from Arabic بَاذِنْجَان (bāḏinjān), borrowed from Classical Persian بَاذِنْگَان (bāzingān), borrowed from Sanskrit वातिङ्गण (vātiṅgaṇa), from Proto-Dravidian *waẓVtV. Compare Galician berenxena and Spanish berenjena.

    Pronunciation

     
    • (Brazil) IPA(key): /be.ɾĩˈʒɛ.lɐ/
      • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /be.ɾĩˈʒɛ.la/
    • (Portugal) IPA(key): /bɨ.ɾĩˈʒɛ.lɐ/

    • Audio (Brazil):(file)
    • Rhymes: -ɛlɐ
    • Homophone: berinjela
    • Hyphenation: be‧rin‧ge‧la

    Noun

    beringela f (plural beringelas) (European Portuguese spelling)

    1. aubergine, eggplant (edible fruit)
    2. aubergine, eggplant (plant)

    Descendants

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