alkekengi
English edit
Etymology edit
Through French alkékenge, Spanish alquequenje, from Arabic كَاكَنْج (kākanj).
Noun edit
alkekengi (plural alkekengis)
- A herbaceous plant of the nightshade family (Alkekengi officinarum).
- The flavoursome berry of this plant.
Translations edit
bladder cherry — see bladder cherry
References edit
- “alkekengi”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.