alquequenje

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French alkékenge, from Arabic الكَاكَنْج‎ (al-kākanj).[1][2]

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.keˈkẽ.ʒi/ [aʊ̯.keˈkẽ.ʒi]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.keˈkẽ.ʒe/ [aʊ̯.keˈkẽ.ʒe]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /al.kɨˈkẽ.ʒ(ɨ)/ [aɫ.kɨˈkẽ.ʒ(ɨ)]

Noun

alquequenje m (plural alquequenjes) (Brazilian spelling)

  1. (botany) bladder cherry; alkekengi (Alkekengi officinarum (syn. Physalis alkekengi), a plant of southern Europe)

Alternative forms

References
  1. “alquequenge” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.
  2. “alquequenge” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Etymology

From Arabic الكَاكَنْج‎ (al-kākanj, “bladder cherry”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /alkeˈkenxe/ [al.keˈkẽŋ.xe]
  • Rhymes: -enxe
  • Syllabification: al‧que‧quen‧je

Noun

alquequenje m (plural alquequenjes)

  1. bladder cherry (Alkekengi officinarum (syn. Physalis alkekengi))
    Synonyms: vejiga de perro, halicácabo, farol chino

Descendants
  • → Italian: alchechengi

Further reading
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