French mélongène, from Medieval Latin melongena, Italian melanzana, from Greek μελιτζάνα, from Arabic باذنجان ("eggplant"), from Persian بادنگان, from باتنگان, from Sanskrit वातिगगम ("eggplant"). malidzano.
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