milinciana

Sicilian

Alternative forms

mulinciana, mulanciana (unstressed vowel variants)
milinzana (italianized form)

Etymology

Possibly from Medieval Latin melongena, ultimately from Arabic باذنجان, from Persian . Cognate with Italian melanzana, Greek μελιτζάνα (melitzána).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mɪlɪnˈt͡ʃana/
Hyphenation: mi‧lin‧cià‧na

Noun

milinciana f (plural milinciani)

eggplant, aubergine

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