EuroLex/F/Aubergine


 * Original language: French
 * Original form and meaning: aubergine - 1. eggplant, 2. fruit of the eggplant

(Note: If the status is not specifically indicated then the word is stylistically neutral and generally used; if earlier meaning and status equals current use the former may be expressed by writing "dito". Cf. also the project guidelines.)

Annotations
Etymology: from French "fruit of the eggplant", diminutive of auberge "a kind of peach", from Spanish alberchigo "apricot".

But Klein derives the French from Catalan alberginera, from Arabic al-badinjan "the eggplant," from Persian badin-gan, from Sanskrit vatin-ganah.

Source: http://www.etymonline.com

Information on Other Languages
Czech:      lilek

Estonian:   baklažaan

Hungarian:  padlizsán

Italian:    melanzana

Latvian:    baklažāns

Portuguese: berinjela

Slovak:     baklažán

Spanish:    berenjena