berenjena

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بَاذِنْجَان (bāḏinjān), from Persian بادنجان (bâdenjân). Compare Portuguese beringela.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beɾenˈxena/ [be.ɾẽŋˈxe.na]

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• Rhymes: -ena
• Syllabification: be‧ren‧je‧na

Noun

berenjena f (plural berenjenas)

1. aubergine, eggplant, brinjal

Derived terms

• berenjena africana
• berenjena etíope
• berenjenal

 

Descendants

• → Basque: berenjena
• → Kapampangan: balasenas
• → Ladino: berenjena, berendjena
• → Pohnpeian: pringihnas
• → French: beringène
  • Dutch: boulanger

Further reading

• “berenjena”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014