brunġiel
Maltese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
brunġiel m (collective, singulative brunġiela, paucal brunġiliet)