brinjal

Meanings

Plural: brinjals

Noun

hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable
An aubergine or eggplant.

Origin / Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Dravidian *waẓVtVder.
Sanskrit वातिङ्गण (vātiṅgaṇa)bor.
Classical Persian بَاذِنْگَان (bāzingān)bor.
Arabic بَاذِنْجَان (bāḏinjān)bor.
Old Galician-Portuguese berengenha
Portuguese beringelabor.
English brinjal
Borrowed from Portuguese beringela, from Old Galician-Portuguese berengenha, borrowed from Arabic بَاذِنْجَان (bāḏinjān), borrowed from Classical Persian بَاذِنْگَان (bāzingān), borrowed from Sanskrit वातिङ्गण (vātiṅgaṇa), from Proto-Dravidian *waẓVtV. Doublet of aubergine.

Synonyms

aubergine, eggplant, eggplant bush, garden egg, mad apple, Solanum melongena, the list at eggplant

Scrabble Score: 16

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Words With Friends Score: 21

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