mulinciana
Sicilian
Alternative forms
- milinciana, mulanciana (unstressed vowel variants)
- milinzana (italianized form)
Etymology
Possibly from Vulgar Latin *molengena, from the metathesis of Medieval Latin melongena, ultimately from Arabic بَاذِنْجَان (bāḏinjān), from Classical Persian بَادِنْگَان (bādingān). Cognate with Italian melanzana, Greek μελιτζάνα (melitzána).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mulinˈt͡ʃana/
- Hyphenation: mu‧lin‧cià‧na
Noun
mulinciana f (plural mulinciani)