alquequenje

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French alkékenge, which in turn was borrowed from the Spanish word.

Noun

alquequenje m (plural alquequenjes)

  1. bladder cherry; alkekengi (Physalis alkekengi, a plant of southern Europe)

Spanish

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic الكَاكَنْج‎, from Arabic كَاكَنْج‎ (kākanj, “bladder cherry”), from Persian کاکنج‎, کاکانج‎, کاکناگ‎, resin from a tree in the mountains of Herat.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /alkeˈkenxe/, [alkeˈkẽŋxe]

Noun

alquequenje m (plural alquequenjes)

  1. bladder cherry (Physalis alkekengi)

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