brinjal
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of brinjal
C17: from Portuguese berinjela , from Arabic; see aubergine
Example Sentences
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There are few fish and Debabrata now makes a living growing tomatoes and brinjal.
From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2023
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
Several scientists known to oppose genetic modification urged Ramesh to ban Bt brinjal.
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
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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