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Etymology

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Ultimately from Ottoman Turkish پاتلجان (patlıcan), either directly or possibly via a Slavic language; compare Polish bakłażan, Russian баклажа́н (baklažán), Serbo-Croatian patlìdžān/патлѝџа̄н, and also non-Slavic Hungarian padlizsán.

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Noun

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פּאַטלעזשאַן (patlezhanm, plural פּאַטלעזשאַנעס (patlezhanes)

  1. eggplant, aubergine
    Synonyms: אָבערזשינע (oberzhine), מעלאַנזשען (melanzhen), אייערוווּקס (eyervuks), אייער־געוויקס (eyer-geviks), אייערפֿרוכט (eyerfrukht), בלויע פּאַטלעזשאַנע (bloye patlezhane), באָנדזשינע (bondzhine)

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