alkekengi

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noun

A herbaceous plant of the nightshade family (Alkekengi officinarum).

OriginFrench alkékenge ← Spanish alquequenje ← Arabic كَاكَنْج →
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Meanings

nounalkekengi (plural alkekengis)

plural alkekengis

  1. A herbaceous plant of the nightshade family (Alkekengi officinarum).
  2. The flavoursome berry of this plant.

Origin

  1. Arabicكَاكَنْج
  2. Spanishalquequenje
  3. Frenchalkékenge
  4. Englishalkekengi

Through French alkékenge, Spanish alquequenje, from Arabic كَاكَنْج (kākanj).

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APA

alkekengi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alkekengi

MLA

“alkekengi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alkekengi. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alkekengi,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alkekengi.

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