Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French alkékenge, from Arabic الكَاكَنْج (al-kākanj).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.keˈkẽ.ʒi/ [aʊ̯.keˈkẽ.ʒi]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.keˈkẽ.ʒe/ [aʊ̯.keˈkẽ.ʒe]

Noun

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alquequenje m (plural alquequenjes) (Brazilian Portuguese spelling)

  1. (botany) bladder cherry; alkekengi (Alkekengi officinarum (syn. Physalis alkekengi), a plant of southern Europe)

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  1. ^ alquequenge”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024
  2. ^ alquequenge”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082024

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic الكَاكَنْج (al-kākanj, bladder cherry).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /alkeˈkenxe/ [al.keˈkẽŋ.xe]
  • Rhymes: -enxe
  • Syllabification: al‧que‧quen‧je

Noun

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alquequenje m (plural alquequenjes)

  1. bladder cherry (Alkekengi officinarum (syn. Physalis alkekengi))
    Synonyms: vejiga de perro, halicácabo, farol chino

Descendants

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  • Italian: alchechengi

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