"melongene" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: melongenes [plural]
Etymology: From French mélongène, from Medieval Latin melongena, Italian melanzana, from Greek μελιτζάνα (melitzána), from Arabic اَلْبَاذِنْجَان (al-bāḏinjān, “eggplant”), from Persian بادنگان (bâdengân), from باتنگان (bâtengân), from Sanskrit वातिगगम (vātiga-gama, “eggplant”). Doublet of malidzano. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|mélongène}} French mélongène, {{der|en|ML.|melongena}} Medieval Latin melongena, {{der|en|it|melanzana}} Italian melanzana, {{der|en|el|μελιτζάνα}} Greek μελιτζάνα (melitzána), {{der|en|ar|باذنجان|اَلْبَاذِنْجَان|eggplant}} Arabic اَلْبَاذِنْجَان (al-bāḏinjān, “eggplant”), {{der|en|fa|بادنگان|tr=bâdengân}} Persian بادنگان (bâdengân), {{der|en|sa|वातिगगम||eggplant|tr=vātiga-gama}} Sanskrit वातिगगम (vātiga-gama, “eggplant”), {{doublet|en|malidzano}} Doublet of malidzano Head templates: {{en-noun}} melongene (plural melongenes)
  1. (Caribbean) An aubergine; an eggplant. Tags: Caribbean Categories (lifeform): Solanums Synonyms: the list in the entry eggplant

Inflected forms

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