pătlăgea

Romanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish پاتلجان (patlıcan, eggplant) (Turkish patlıcan), from Persian بادلجان (bâdeljân).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pə.tləˈd͡ʒa/
  • Hyphenation: pă‧tlă‧gea

Noun

pătlăgea f (plural pătlăgele)

  1. eggplant
  2. tomato

Usage notes

This word is almost never used by itself, but rather with the adjectives roșie (red) or vânătă (purple), to prevent confusion.

Declension

Synonyms

  • (eggplant): pătlăgea vânătă, pătlăgică vânătă, vânătă
  • (tomato): pătlăgea roșie, pătlăgică roșie, roșie, tomată

Derived terms

  • pătlăgea roșie
  • pătlăgea vânătă

References

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