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单词 alkekengi
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Definition of alkekengi in English:

alkekengi

(also alkekenge, alkekeng)
noun alkɪˈkɛndʒi
rare
  • The Chinese lantern plant, Physalis alkekengi (family Solanaceae).

Origin

Late Middle English; earliest use found in Promptorium Parvulorum. From Middle French alkakenge, alkacange, alkekange, etc., alkekengi, alchechingi, alcacangi, etc. and its etymon post-classical Latin alkakengi, alkekengi from Arabic al-kākanj from al the + kākanj winter cherry from an unattested Pahlavi form corresponding to Persian kākuna winter cherry, nightshade.

 
 

Definition of alkekengi in US English:

alkekengi

(also alkekenge, alkekeng)
nounalkɪˈkɛndʒi
rare
  • The Chinese lantern plant, Physalis alkekengi (family Solanaceae).

Origin

Late Middle English; earliest use found in Promptorium Parvulorum. From Middle French alkakenge, alkacange, alkekange, etc., alkekengi, alchechingi, alcacangi, etc. and its etymon post-classical Latin alkakengi, alkekengi from Arabic al-kākanj from al the + kākanj winter cherry from an unattested Pahlavi form corresponding to Persian kākuna winter cherry, nightshade.

 
 
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