mulinciana

Sicilian

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

Possibly from Vulgar Latin *molengena, from the metathesis of Medieval Latin melongena, ultimately from Arabic باذنجان, from Persian بادنجان. Cognate with Italian melanzana, Greek μελιτζάνα (melitzána).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mʊlɪnˈt͡ʃana/
• Hyphenation: mu‧lin‧cià‧na

Noun

mulinciana f (plural mulinciani)

1. eggplant, aubergine