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brinjal

British  
/ ˈbrɪndʒəl /

noun

  1. (in India and Africa) another name for aubergine

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of brinjal

C17: from Portuguese berinjela , from Arabic; see aubergine


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India’s government seems to be treading much more cautiously on commercial cultivation of transgenic crops than on field trials — although farmers in neighbouring Bangladesh began cultivating GM brinjal last year.

From Nature ● May 11, 2015

In October 2009, based on the recommendations of expert committees, the Indian government approved Bt brinjal for commercialization.

From Scientific American ● Sep. 3, 2013

He proudly shows us around the fields, where they grow rice, brinjal, gongura, onions, kohlrabi.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 27, 2010

But with BT brinjal now on hold indefinitely, it is unlikely that GM crops would find their way to dinner plates in India any time soon.

From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2010

And now I should like six chupatties, and some milk and some fried brinjal, like yesterday's, only more, Tooni-ji.'

From The Story of Sonny Sahib by Sara Jeannette Duncan

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