malidzano

English

malidzano salad

Etymology

Borrowed from Macedonian малиџано (malidžano), from Italian melanzana (“eggplant”), from Greek μελιτζάνα (melitzána), from Arabic اَلْبَاذِنْجَان (al-bāḏinjān, “eggplant”), from Classical Persian بادنگان (bādingān), from باتنگان (bātingān), from Sanskrit वातिगगम (vātiga-gama, “eggplant”). Doublet of aubergine, brinjal, and melongene.

Noun

malidzano (uncountable)

1. A traditional Macedonian spread made from puréed eggplant, sirene cheese, walnuts, garlic and spices.

Further reading

• malidzano on Wikipedia.Wikipedia