френка

Macedonian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish فرنك (frenk, “western”), from Classical Persian فرنگ (farang), from Old French franc. The usage of it to mean "tomato" originates from a shortening of Ottoman Turkish فرنك پاتلجانی (frenk patlıcanı, “tomato”, literally “western eggplant”) or فرنك الماسی (frenk elması, “tomato”, literally “western apple”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈfrɛŋka]

Noun

френка • (frenka) f

  1. (dialectal) tomato
    Synonyms: домат (domat), патлиџан (patlidžan)
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