mulinciana

Sicilian

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

Possibly from Vulgar Latin *molengena, from the metathesis of Medieval Latin melongena, ultimately from Arabic باذنجان, from Persian . Cognate with Italian melanzana, Greek μελιτζάνα (melitzána).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mʊlɪnˈt͡ʃana/
Hyphenation: mu‧lin‧cià‧na

Noun

mulinciana f (plural mulinciani)

eggplant, aubergine

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