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malidzano

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
malidzano
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A traditional Macedonian spread made from puréed eggplant, sirene cheese, walnuts, garlic and spices.

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Macedonian малиџано (malidžano), from Italian melanzana (“eggplant”), from Greek μελιτζάνα (melitzána), from Arabic اَلْبَاذِنْجَان (al-bāḏinjān, “eggplant”), from Classical Persian بادنگان (bādingān), from باتنگان (bātingān), from Sanskrit वातिगगम (vātiga-gama, “eggplant”). Doublet of aubergine, brinjal, and melongene.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: melanzana, μελιτζάνα, باذنجان, بادنگان, वातिगगम

Usage

Questions

What does malidzano mean?
A traditional Macedonian spread made from puréed eggplant, sirene cheese, walnuts, garlic and spices.
Where does malidzano come from?
It is traced to Italian.

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