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nounSynonym of moolie (“a black person”).
Origin
- Neapolitanmulignana“an eggplant”
- Englishmoolinyan
Derived from a Calabrian dialect word for Neapolitan mulignana (“an eggplant”). Doublet of melongene.
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moolinyan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moolinyan
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