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Definition of brinjal in English: brinjalnoun ˈbrɪndʒɒlˈbrɪndʒɔːl South African, Indian An aubergine. Example sentencesExamples - He led us past small, tiled, cottages and fields of marigold, ladies' finger and brinjal.
- Every morning, she sat on the floor surrounded by brinjals, potatoes and greens bulging out of hessian bags.
- Add the brinjal, stir for a while and add a little water and cook.
- They vend odd concoctions of karela, carrot, beetroot and maybe even brinjal.
- Now, they till their small backyard growing brinjals and greens for a living.
Origin Based on Portuguese berinjela, from Arabic al-bāḏinjān (see aubergine). |