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PRONUNCIATION OF MELONGENE

melongene  [ˈmɛlənˌdʒiːn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MELONGENE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Melongene is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MELONGENE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

melongene

Eggplant

Eggplant is a species of nightshade commonly known in British English as aubergine and also known as melongene, garden egg, or guinea squash. It is known in South Asia, Southeast Asia and South Africa as brinjal. It bears a fruit of the same name that is widely used in cooking, most notably as an important ingredient in dishes such as moussaka and ratatouille. As a member of the genus Solanum, it is related to both the tomato and the potato. It was originally domesticated in India and Bangladesh from the wild nightshade, the thorn or bitter apple, S. incanum.

Definition of melongene in the English dictionary

The definition of melongene in the dictionary is an aubergine, Solanum melongena. Other definition of melongene is the fruit of the Solanum melongena.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MELONGENE


antigene
ˈæntɪˌdʒiːn
asparagine
əˈspærəˌdʒiːn
cymogene
ˈsaɪməˌdʒiːn
Eogene
ˈiːəʊˌdʒiːn
epigene
ˈɛpɪˌdʒiːn
gasogene
ˈɡæsəˌdʒiːn
hypogene
ˈhaɪpəˌdʒiːn
indigene
ˈɪndɪˌdʒiːn
Neogene
ˈniːəˌdʒiːn
oncogene
ˈɒŋkəʊˌdʒiːn
Palaeogene
ˈpælɪəˌdʒiːn
paleogene
ˈpælɪəʊˌdʒiːn
pangene
ˈpænˌdʒiːn
pathogene
ˈpæθəˌdʒiːn
photogene
ˈfəʊtəʊˌdʒiːn
polygene
ˈpɒlɪˌdʒiːn
seltzogene
ˈsɛltsəˌdʒiːn
supergene
ˈsuːpərˌdʒiːn
transgene
ˈtrænzˌdʒiːn
virogene
ˈvaɪrəˌdʒiːn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MELONGENE

melodiousness
melodise
melodiser
melodist
melodize
melodizer
melodrama
melodramatic
melodramatically
melodramatise
melodramatist
melodramatize
melody
meloid
melomania
melomaniac
melomanic
melon
melon baller

WORDS THAT END LIKE MELONGENE

agene
complementary gene
diphosgene
gene
homeobox gene
jumping gene
oligogene
phosgene
regulator gene
reporter gene
sagene
the Neogene
the Palaeogene

Synonyms and antonyms of melongene in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «melongene» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MELONGENE

Find out the translation of melongene to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of melongene from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «melongene» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

melongene
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

melongene
570 millions of speakers

English

melongene
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

melongene
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

melongene
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

melongene
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

melongene
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

melongene
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

melongene
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Melongene
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

melongene
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

melongene
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

melongene
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Melongene
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

melongene
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

melongene
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मेलॉन्गेंन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

melongene
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

melongene
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

melongene
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

melongene
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

melongene
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

melongene
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

melongene
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

melongene
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

melongene
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of melongene

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MELONGENE»

The term «melongene» is used very little and occupies the 192.703 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MELONGENE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «melongene» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «melongene» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about melongene

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MELONGENE»

Discover the use of melongene in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to melongene and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Agricultural Science for the Caribbean
A patchoi B cauliflower C tobacco D sweet pepper b The group of seeds that is best suited for direct planting in the field is: A ochro, bodi-beans, corn B cauliflower, tomato, melongene C sweet pepper, cabbage, celery D celery, patchoi, tomato ...
Ralph Persad, 2000
2
Dictionary of the English/Creole of Trinidad & Tobago: On ...
(Hill 1995:7) melongene melongene, malangene n Solanum melongena (E eggplant or aubergine), a cultivated plant. Large fruit, dark purple-skinned, whitefleshed, used as a vegetable. /mElVnÙEn/ (< Sp berengena 'eggplant') = baigan, ...
Lise Winer, 2009
3
Vi Meeting of the Technical Advisory Committee of Plant ...
December 1988 on melongene in Cunupia, Trinidad. The pest is now well established in Antigua, St Christopher/Nevis and the Dominican Republic. There are unconfirmed reports of it being in Barbados. 2. ECONOMIC SIGNIFICANCE OF ...
4
Proceedings of the Sixth Meeting of the Technical Advisory ...
December 1988 on melongene in Cunupla, Trinidad. The pest is now well established in Antigua, St Christopher/Nevis and the Dominican Republic. There are unconfirmed reports of it being in Barbados. 2. ECONOMIC SIGNIFICANCE OF ...
5
A General System of Gardening and Botany: Containing a ...
Auber- gene, Melongene, Mayenne, Verangeane of the French ; Eggplant of the English. There are several varieties of this, differing in the colour, and shape, and size of the fruit. 1 . Berries white. Trongum puti, Rumph. 2. Berry oblong-terete ...
George Don, 1838
6
The Kitchen and Fruit Gardener: A Select Manual of Kitchen ...
Egg Plant or Melongene. — This vegetable is a native of Africa, hence the name Guinea Squash, by which it is designated among the slaves of the south. Of late years it has become of very general use, and large numbers of them are grown ...
‎1847
7
A Post Harvest Handling System for Melongenes
9.1.1 Water Loss Melongene lose water rapidly. Visible signs of water loss become apparent after a 4% fresh weight loss (Plate 1 1 ). Proper precooling prior to storage can help reduce water loss. Prepackaging in polyethylene films at  ...
8
Caribbean Primary Agriculture
(a). (b). 4 Tick (/) those statements which are true. (a) Sweet pepper can be grown all year round. (b) Ashley is a variety of melongene. (c) Clemson spineless is a variety of ochro. (d) The best time to plant sorrel is May to June. (e) Cucumbers ...
Ronald Ramharacksingh, 2002
9
The Treasury of Botany
MELONGENE. (Fr). Solaaum. esculcntum. l. MELONIDIUM An 1nfe1 10r fleshy man) celled fruit , such as an Apple l MELON SHAPED, MELONIFORM Ir I regularly spherical, W1th [11 meeting nbs, as tne stem of Melocat'tus communes  ...
Thomas Moore
10
Bulletin
Light boxes such as those used by mustard and sweetmeat. \:w. Class. Mode of Preparation, Packing, etc. Good Qualities. Carrots. As turnips. Chrystophines. As melongene. As melongene. Unenumerated. See General Hints. Flowering ...
Trinidad. Dept. of Agriculture, 1905

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MELONGENE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term melongene is used in the context of the following news items.
1
A Renewal in Remembrances
A fire was lit and bigan (melongene) roasted to nostalgically perfume the breakfast shed. A formal ceremony followed. Awards were presented ... «Indo American News, May 15»
2
Alumni, steelbands come out for some fun
Members of the alumni got together to prepare the day's cuisine which included melongene and tomato choka, fry and roast bake, souse, ... «Trinidad Guardian, May 15»
3
Meal ideas for the family
... omelet, veggie mince, saltfish buljol, scrambled tofu, chicken strips); vegetables can include tomato or melongene choka, stir fry veggies, etc. «Trinidad News, May 15»
4
Tewarie: 'Jesus Christ' among Chag 'farmers'
“Cosmos Brewster (using ten per cent of two acres (melongene, ... “Bert Jules (25 per cent of four acres — melongene, peppers, chive, bodie, ... «Trinidad Guardian, May 15»
5
Healthy snacks for children
Vegetables (carrot, dasheen leaves, cauliflower, melongene, lettuce, watercress, spinach, etc.); the nutrient composition consist of vitamins, ... «Trinidad News, Mar 15»
6
Husband of cow-tied woman on drug charge
On February 7, Mohammed had appeared in court charged with stealing $100 worth of melongene from a farmer at Massy Lands, Gasparillo. «Trinidad & Tobago Express, Mar 15»
7
...No charges for 'ropeman'
Mohammed had appeared in court on February 7 for stealing melongene valued at $100 from a farmer at Massy Lands. She told San Fernando ... «Trinidad & Tobago Express, Mar 15»
8
'Ropeman' apologises to all females in T&T
Mohammed appeared in court on February 7 for stealing melongene valued at $100 from a farmer at Massy Lands. She was placed on a ... «Trinidad & Tobago Express, Mar 15»
9
Lenten cooking
... grapefruit, etc), pomerac, guava, pommecythere; and vegetables eg spinach, callaloo bush, pumpkin, melongene (baigan), cauliflower etc, ... «Trinidad News, Feb 15»
10
Caroni's 77000 acres of land auctioned, pilfered, abandoned
While a few plots of land close to the Woodland intersection have fields of corn, peppers and melongene, the vast majority of plots are ... «Trinidad Guardian, Dec 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Melongene [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/melongene>. May 2024 ».
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