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boulanger

boulanger noun: eggplant; aubergine.

Noun

boulanger (countable and uncountable, plural boulangers)

  1. (Guyana) Eggplant; aubergine.
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Proper noun capitalized: Boulanger

Boulanger

  1. A surname from French.

Forms of boulanger

pluralboulangers

Origin of boulanger

From Surinamese Dutch boulanger, from French beringène, from Arabic بَاذِنْجَان (bāḏinjān), from Persian بادنجان (bâdenjân). Doublet of aubergine.

French boulanger, "baker".

Questions about boulanger

What does boulanger mean?
Boulanger means eggplant; aubergine.
What part of speech is boulanger?
Boulanger can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of boulanger?
The plural of boulanger is boulangers.

Words near boulanger in the dictionary

  1. Bouknights
  2. bouks
  3. boukólos rule
  4. boul
  5. boula
  6. boulanger
  7. boulangerie
  8. boulangeries
  9. boulangerite
  10. boulangerites
  11. Boulangism

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