berenjena
/beɾenˈxena/feminine
The Spanish word for eggplant is berenjena.
berenjena refers to the edible fruit.
Meaning: edible fruit (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
Because the noun berenjena is feminine, its plural form uses the feminine article las, as in las berenjenas.
How do you pronounce it?
/beɾenˈxena/
Did you know?
- In traditional Spanish cuisine, berenjenas are often fried and drizzled with honey, a combination of sweet and savory that is uncommon in English-speaking cultures.
- The word berenjena traveled through four different languages before reaching Spanish, starting as a Proto-Dravidian word and passing through Sanskrit, Persian and Arabic.
- Because the word comes from Arabic, it serves as a permanent linguistic footprint of the Moorish presence in the Iberian Peninsula during the Middle Ages.
Examples in context
- ¿Hay una berenjena blanca?Is there a white eggplant?Tatoeba #8622701 by cueyayotl, translation #2759156 by mervert1
- Me encantan las berenjenas.I love eggplant.Tatoeba #6602903 by arh, translation #1815929 by Chrikaru
- La berenjena era excelente.The eggplant was excellent.Tatoeba #10025053 by manufrutos, translation #9324431 by shekitten
- María hizo una tortilla de berenjenas que estaba deliciosa.María made an eggplant omelette that was delicious.
- 6 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Mateo and Lucía are shopping at a local vegetable market.
- MateoEsa berenjena se ve muy fresca.That eggplant looks very fresh.
- Lucía¿Quieres comprar una para la cena?Do you want to buy one for dinner?
- MateoSí, vamos a comprar dos berenjenas.Yes, let's buy two eggplants.
- LucíaPerfecto, las pondré en la bolsa.Perfect, I will put them in the bag.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “eggplant” translations and entries berenjena, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries berenjena, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
