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melanzana

aubergine

noun meh-lan-DZAH-nah Rare

Origin: From Arabic al-bāḏinjān via Medieval Latin.

Also means

eggplant

Usage Note

Melanzana is the Italian term for aubergine/eggplant. The plural le melanzane is regular and appears in the classic dish melanzane alla parmigiana. Learners sometimes misspell it melanzane in the singular—the singular is melanzana. The Arabic origin is shared with the Spanish berenjena and French aubergine.

Examples

"La parmigiana di melanzane è un piatto tipico."

Natural Translation

Aubergine parmigiana is a typical dish.

Literal Translation

The parmigiana of aubergine is a dish typical.

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