English Explanatory Dictionary

melongene

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An aubergine; an eggplant.

Word forms

melongene melongenes

Etymology

From French mélongène, from Medieval Latin melongena, Italian melanzana, from Greek μελιτζάνα (melitzána), from Arabic اَلْبَاذِنْجَان (al-bāḏinjān, “eggplant”), from Persian بادنگان (bâdengân), from باتنگان (bâtengân), from Sanskrit वातिगगम (vātiga-gama, “eggplant”). Doublet of malidzano.

Synonyms

the list in the entry eggplant
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