חציל

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Hebrew[edit]

חציל
Root
ח־צ־ל (ḥ-ṣ-l)

Etymology[edit]

Coined by Abraham Lunz in 1831, adapted from Arabic حَيْصَل (ḥayṣal).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Noun[edit]

חָצִיל (khatsílm (plural indefinite חֲצִילִים) [pattern: קָטִיל]

  1. eggplant, aubergine (the fruit)

References[edit]

  • חציל” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading[edit]