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baigan choka

[ bahy-guhn choh-kuh ]

noun

Caribbean Cooking.
  1. a spicy dish of roasted eggplant, usually mashed with roasted tomatoes and peppers and served as a side dish or spread.


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Origin of baigan choka1

First recorded in 2005–10; from Trinidadian Hindustani choka baigan (also bhaigan, baingan) “eggplant,†ultimately from Sanskrit ±¹Äå³Ù¾±²µ²¹²µ²¹³¾²¹ (also ±¹Äå³Ù¾±²Ô²µ²¹á¹‡a ) + choka (also chokha) “mashed vegetables (roasted or boiled),†equivalent to standard Hindi ³¦Å°ì³óÄå, “pure, genuine, excellent, delightful, sharp (knife, sound), dish of spiced vegetables,†from Sanskrit ³¦´Ç°ìá¹£a

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