milinciana

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• mulinciana, mulanciana (unstressed vowel variants)
• milinzana (italianized form)

Etymology

Possibly from Medieval Latin melongena, ultimately from Arabic باذنجان, from Persian بادنجان. Cognate with Italian melanzana, Greek μελιτζάνα (melitzána).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /milinˈt͡ʃana/
• Hyphenation: mi‧lin‧cià‧na

Noun

milinciana f (plural milinciani)

1. eggplant, aubergine