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10 Language-to-English DictionariesBrinjal
/ˈbrɪn.dʒəl/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An oval, purple-skinned vegetable, widely used as a food plant; an eggplant.
"She prepared a delicious curry using fresh green brinjals from the garden." - 2
The tropical plant (Solanum melongena) that bears this fruit.
"The brinjals require plenty of sunlight and warm soil to thrive during the summer season."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Portuguese 'bringela', which came from the Arabic 'al-bāḏinjān', ultimately tracing back to the Sanskrit 'vātigaṇja'. The term evolved through trade and exploration in the Indian subcontinent, eventually entering English primarily via South Asian usage.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Brinjal" is said worldwide
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aubergine
Transliteration: oʊ.bɛʁ.ʒin
"L'aubergine est un ingrédient clé dans la ratatouille."
Aubergine
Transliteration: oʊ.bɛʁˈʒiːnə
"Wir haben heute frische Auberginen auf dem Markt gekauft."
melanzana
Transliteration: me.lanˈdza.na
"La Parmigiana di melanzane è un piatto tipico italiano."
berenjena
Transliteration: be.ɾenˈxe.na
"Las berenjenas rellenas son deliciosas para la cena."
berinjela
Transliteration: be.ɾĩˈʒɛ.lɐ
"Ela preparou uma lasanha de berinjela muito saborosa."
बैंगन
Transliteration: baingan
"आलू और बैंगन की सब्जी बहुत स्वादिष्ट होती है।"
茄子
Transliteration: qié zi
"妈妈今天做了红烧茄子。"
가지
Transliteration: gaji
"가지볶음은 건강에 좋은 반찬입니다."
茄子
Transliteration: nasu
"今夜は新鮮な茄子の味噌汁を作ります。"
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