Etymology

gilo

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Today it means: Fruit of the scarlet eggplant (Solanum aethiopicum) Full definition →

Portuguese jiló ← Kimbundu njil
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The story

  1. Kimbundunjil
  2. Portuguesejiló
  3. English todaygilo

Borrowed from Portuguese giló, jiló, from Kimbundu njilu.

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