Etymology

boulanger

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Today it means: Eggplant; aubergine. Full definition →

Dutch boulanger ← French beringène ← Arabic بَاذِنْجَان
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boulanger · noun1

  1. Persian · derived fromبادنجان
  2. Arabic · derived fromبَاذِنْجَان
  3. French · derived fromberingène
  4. Dutch · derived fromboulanger
  5. English todayboulanger

From Surinamese Dutch boulanger, from French beringène, from Arabic بَاذِنْجَان (bāḏinjān), from Persian بادنجان (bâdenjân). Doublet of aubergine.

Boulanger · proper noun2

  1. French · derived fromboulanger
  2. English todayBoulanger

French boulanger, "baker".

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