alquequenje
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from French alkékenge, which in turn was borrowed from the Spanish word.
Noun
alquequenje m (plural alquequenjes)
- bladder cherry; alkekengi (Physalis alkekengi, a plant of southern Europe)
Spanish
Etymology
From Andalusian Arabic الكَاكَنْج, from Arabic كَاكَنْج (kākanj, “bladder cherry”), from Persian کاکنج, کاکانج, کاکناگ, resin from a tree in the mountains of Herat.
Noun
alquequenje m (plural alquequenjes)
Synonyms
- vejiga de perro
- halicácabo
- farol chino
References
- “alquequenje” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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