beringela

Portuguese

beringela (1)

beringela (2)

Alternative forms

berinjela (Brazilian)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɨ.ɾĩ.ˈʒɛ.lɐ/
(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌbi.ɾĩ.ˈʒɛ.la/
(Carioca) IPA^(key): /ˌbi.ɾĩ.ˈʒɛ.lɐ/
(South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌbe.ɾĩ.ˈʒɛ.la/

Noun

beringela f (plural beringelas)

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

Descendants

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

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