brinjal

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Определение brinjal в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь

An aubergine or eggplant

{i} (term used in South Africa and India) eggplant (both the plant and the fruit)

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

Расстановка переносов

brin·jal

Этимология

() From Portuguese brinjela, ultimately from Sanskrit भण्टाकी (bhaṇṭākī, “aubergine”). Sanskrit word is likely of Dravidian origin, from the source that also ultimately gave English aubergine.