name
Meaning 1
A surname from French.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
boulanger
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noun
Meaning 2
Eggplant; aubergine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Guyana, countable, uncountable
Examples
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:boulanger.
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History
Etymology
French boulanger, "baker".
From Surinamese Dutch boulanger, from French beringène, from Arabic بَاذِنْجَان (bāḏinjān), from Persian بادنجان (bâdenjân). Doublet of aubergine.
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