boulanger

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noun

Eggplant; aubergine.

“For quotations using this term, see Citations:boulanger.”

OriginDutch boulanger ← French beringène ← Arabic بَاذِنْجَان →
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Meanings

boulanger1

nounboulanger (countable and uncountable, plural boulangers)

plural boulangers

  1. GuyanacountableuncountableEggplant; aubergine.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:boulanger.

Boulanger2

proper noun
  1. A surname from French.

Origin

boulanger · noun

  1. Persianبادنجان
  2. Arabicبَاذِنْجَان
  3. Frenchberingène
  4. Dutchboulanger
  5. Englishboulanger

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

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Boulanger · proper noun

  1. Frenchboulanger
  2. EnglishBoulanger

French boulanger, "baker".

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Cite this entry
APA

boulanger. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boulanger

MLA

“boulanger.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boulanger. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “boulanger,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boulanger.

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