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Etymology

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    Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese beringela, from Old Galician-Portuguese berengenha, borrowed from Arabic بَاذِنْجَان (bāḏinjān), borrowed from Classical Persian بَاذِنْگَان (bāzingān), borrowed from Sanskrit वातिङ्गण (vātiṅgaṇa), from Proto-Dravidian *waẓVtV.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /perinˈʃeːla/
    • Rhymes: -eːla
    • Syllabification: Bë‧rin‧sche‧la

    Noun

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    Bërinschela f (plural Bërinschelas)

    1. eggplant

    References

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    • Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Bërinschela”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 22, column 2