beringela

Portuguese

Alternative forms

berinjela (Brazil)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بَاذِنْجَان (bāḏinjān), from Classical Persian (bādinjān), from Sanskrit भण्टाकी (bhaṇṭākī, “aubergine”), of Dravidian origin. Compare Galician berinxela, berenxena and Spanish berenjena.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /be.ɾĩˈʒɛ.lɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /be.ɾĩˈʒɛ.la/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɨ.ɾĩˈʒɛ.lɐ/

Homophone: berinjela
Hyphenation: be‧rin‧ge‧la
Audio (Brazil) (file)

Noun

beringela f (plural beringelas) (European spelling)

aubergine, eggplant (edible fruit)
aubergine, eggplant (plant)

Descendants

→ English: brinjal, bringal, bringall, bringaul, brinjall, brinjaul
→ Gujarati: બ્રિંજલ (briñjal)
→ Hunsrik: Bërinschela

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