19 February 2023

eggplant

 

Some of you may know this as an aubergine, but I know it as an eggplant (though, more and more, I find myself using aubergine)




an 'E' for Sunday Stamps

12 comments:

  1. In Catalan we say albergínia. But I love the name eggplant best!

    My E-stamps are on this post.

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    1. interestingly, I thought it was originally Spanish from Arabic. but the Spanish is completely different and is closer to what they call it in India.

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    2. Berenjena in Spanish, albergínia in Catalan, aubergine in English and French... come from the same Arabic root (باذنجان), taken from Persian

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  2. Moi j'aime le mot aubergine qui est devenu une couleur ,il y a quelques années en France on appelait les aubergines les contractuelles de police car leurs uniformes étaient de cette couleur, il existe une variété d 'aubergine qui ressemble effectivement à un œuf mais je ne suis pas certaine qu'elles soient de cette couleur(aubergine apple green) /°

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    1. J'ai compris que le nom "aubergine" vient de la variété blanche en forme d'oeuf. Je ne l’ai pas vu ici.
      Et bienvenue

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  3. Usually an aubergine to me, recipes seem to use both terms.
    My E is here

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    1. We have enough British cooking shows that aubergine and courgette are as familiar as eggplant and zucchini. Can't get used to your pronunciation of 'oregano' though!

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    2. LOL, vice versa

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  4. My contribution is here:
    http://viridianpostcard.blogspot.com/2023/02/sunday-stamps-letter-e.html

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  6. A striking stamp, I love the brilliant colors the designer used.

    Link to my E stamp

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