albergínia

Catalan

Alternative forms

verginya (Alghero)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اَلْبَاذِنْجَان (al-bāḏinjān, “the eggplant”), from Persian (bâdengân), from (bâtengân), from Sanskrit वातिगगम (vātigagama, “eggplant”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [əl.βərˈʒi.ni.ə]

IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əl.bərˈʒi.ni.ə]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [al.beɾˈd͡ʒi.ni.a]
audio (Valencian) (file)

Noun

albergínia f (plural albergínies)

aubergine, eggplant

Alternative forms

esbergínia (nonstandard)

Descendants

→ Basque: alberjinia
→ French: aubergine (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

“albergínia” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“albergínia”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
“albergínia” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
“albergínia” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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