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Sep 29, 2007 22:04
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jiló
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I know what it is, but can't think of an English translation (if there is one).
One dictionary I have defines jiló as "a variety of nightshade" but I need one word, as it appears in a list of items: batata, jiló e quiabo - and I can't really put "potatoes, okra and a variety of nightshade"!
One dictionary I have defines jiló as "a variety of nightshade" but I need one word, as it appears in a list of items: batata, jiló e quiabo - and I can't really put "potatoes, okra and a variety of nightshade"!
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| 4 +1 | jiló |
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| 5 +1 | Solanum gilo (Scarlet Eggplant, Gilo or Jiló) |
Marlene Curtis
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Dec 1, 2008 13:38: T o b i a s changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/78659">Paul Dixon's</a> old entry - "jiló"" to ""jiló""
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jiló
Wiki says something about scarlet. Where I live they are definitely green (just like those on google images).
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Note added at 10 mins (2007-09-29 22:14:53 GMT)
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Close up view here:
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.worldcrops...
I would like to know if anyone anywhere calls these "gilo."
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Note added at 10 mins (2007-09-29 22:14:53 GMT)
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Close up view here:
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.worldcrops...
I would like to know if anyone anywhere calls these "gilo."
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Comment: "The best option - "scarlet eggplant" sounds strange for something that, in Brazil at least, is green."
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Marlene Curtis
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Solanum gilo (Scarlet Eggplant, Gilo or Jiló)
"Solanum gilo (Scarlet Eggplant, Gilo or Jiló) is a green fruit related to the tomato and the eggplant. Widely grown in Brazil, it is normally cooked as a ..."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solanum_gilo - 16k
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solanum_gilo - 16k
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