بینگن
baingan
The English phrase aubergine is translated into Punjabi as بینگن (baingan).
بینگن refers to a purple, egg-shaped vegetable used in cooking.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is baingan.
Did you know?
- While English speakers use 'aubergine' or 'eggplant', in Punjabi cooking, the word بینگن is often paired with the word بھرتہ (bharta) to refer to a specific, famous dish of mashed, roasted vegetable. This dish is a staple across North India and Pakistan.
- The word بینگن is shared with Hindi and Urdu, reflecting the shared linguistic history of the Punjab region across the Indian and Pakistani borders.
- If you are looking for small, green varieties of this vegetable in a Punjabi market, they are sometimes treated as a distinct culinary category from the large purple بینگن.
