gilo

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noun

Fruit of the scarlet eggplant (Solanum aethiopicum)

OriginPortuguese jiló ← Kimbundu njil →
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Meanings

noungilo (plural gilos)

plural gilos

  1. Fruit of the scarlet eggplant (Solanum aethiopicum)

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
pumpkin-on-a-stick

Origin

  1. Kimbundunjil
  2. Portuguesejiló
  3. Englishgilo

Borrowed from Portuguese giló, jiló, from Kimbundu njilu.

More words from Portuguese, Kimbundu

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Translations

Arabic بَاذِنْجَان أَفْرِيقِيّ
  • بَاذِنْجَان أَفْرِيقِيّ (bāḏinjān ʔafrīqiyy)fruit of a species of fruiting plant
Finnish etiopianmunakoiso
  • etiopianmunakoisofruit of a species of fruiting plant
German äthiopische Eierfrucht, afrikanische Eierfrucht
  • äthiopische Eierfruchtfruit of a species of fruiting plant
  • afrikanische Eierfruchtfruit of a species of fruiting plant
  • afrikanische Auberginefruit of a species of fruiting plant
Japanese ジロ
  • ジロfruit of a species of fruiting plant
Polish bakłażan etiopski
  • bakłażan etiopskifruit of a species of fruiting plant
Portuguese jiló
  • jilófruit of a species of fruiting plant
Spanish berenjena etíope, berenjena africana
  • berenjena etíopefruit of a species of fruiting plant
  • berenjena africanafruit of a species of fruiting plant
Swedish afrikansk vildaubergine
  • afrikansk vildauberginefruit of a species of fruiting plant

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

IlogLogigoli
Cite this entry
APA

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MLA

“gilo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gilo. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gilo,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gilo.

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