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Μελιτζάνα αργίτικη

English translation: elongated (ovoid) eggplant/aubergine (Argive variety)

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Greek term or phrase:Μελιτζάνα αργίτικη
English translation:elongated (ovoid) eggplant/aubergine (Argive variety)
Entered by: Vasileios Paraskevas

10:58 Jul 22, 2009
Greek to English translations [PRO]
Cooking / Culinary
Greek term or phrase: Μελιτζάνα αργίτικη
ή και αργείτικη

versus μελιτζάνα φλάσκα...

.... μήπως είναι κάποια ποικιλία που τη συναντάμε στο Άργος;
Vasileios Paraskevas
Greece
Local time: 10:43
elongated (ovoid) eggplant/aubergine (Argive variety)
Explanation:
Με βάση τις πληροφορίες της Βίκης, ένα pattern σαν αυτό (σχήμα+ (επίθετικός προσδιορισμός) + μελιτζάνα (Αργειότικη ποικιλία)) ακούγεται πιο κατανοητό στα Αγγλικά
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socratisv
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3elongated (ovoid) eggplant/aubergine (Argive variety)
socratisv
3long aubergine
Rachel Fell


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μελιτζάνα αργίτικη
elongated (ovoid) eggplant/aubergine (Argive variety)


Explanation:
Με βάση τις πληροφορίες της Βίκης, ένα pattern σαν αυτό (σχήμα+ (επίθετικός προσδιορισμός) + μελιτζάνα (Αργειότικη ποικιλία)) ακούγεται πιο κατανοητό στα Αγγλικά

socratisv
Greece
Native speaker of: Native in GreekGreek, Native in FrenchFrench
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Asker: Να 'ναι καλά η Βίκη... Ευχαριστώ!

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mελιτζάνα αργίτικη
long aubergine


Explanation:
long aubergines are the usual ones in the UK, though sometimes you see round ones - I know they're not round (more egg-shaped or ovoid) but they're rounder than long

Baked Aubergines
ingredients
4 medium-sized long aubergines...

http://www.cookitsimply.com/recipe-0010-011q560.html

long aubergines
http://tinyurl.com/m49ckm

round aubergines (OK, too many aubergine-coloured cooking pots...)
http://tinyurl.com/mak67o

usually called egg plants in the US, I think

Rachel Fell
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:43
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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