berenjena

Spanish

Etymology

From Arabic بَاذِنْجَان‎ (bāḏinjān), from Persian ‎ (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)

aubergine, eggplant, brinjal

Derived terms

berenjenal

Descendants

→ Basque: berenjena
→ Kapampangan: balasenas

→ Ladino: berenjena, berendjena
→ Pohnpeian: pringihnas
→ French: beringène
- Dutch: boulanger

Further reading

“berenjena”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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