Etymology

moolinyan

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Today it means: Synonym of moolie (“a black person”). Full definition →

Neapolitan mulignana
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  1. Neapolitan · derived frommulignana“an eggplant”
  2. English todaymoolinyan

Derived from a Calabrian dialect word for Neapolitan mulignana (“an eggplant”). Doublet of melongene.

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