mulinciana
Sicilian edit
Alternative forms edit
- milinciana, mulanciana (unstressed vowel variants)
- milinzana (italianized form)
Etymology edit
Possibly from Vulgar Latin *molengena, from the metathesis of Medieval Latin melongena, ultimately from Arabic باذنجان, from Persian بادنجان. Cognate with Italian melanzana, Greek μελιτζάνα (melitzána).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mulinciana f (plural mulinciani)