brunġiel

Maltese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic بَاذِنْجَان‎ (bāḏinjān), from Persian بادنگان‎ (bâdengân). The word shows a great variety of phonetic alterations among Arabic dialects. The same form as in Maltese appears to underly in Portuguese beringela.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /brunˈd͡ʒɪːl/

Noun

brunġiel m (collective, singulative brunġiela, paucal brunġiliet)

  1. eggplants, aubergines
  2. (figuratively) black eyes

Derived terms
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