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The mysterious zucchini

A friend of mine is sick and asked me to do some shopping for her. One of the items on the list was zucchini. So I bought some of this: I know this as brinjal, or eggplant, but also that it has other names. It turns out, she actually wanted this: This I know as… Continue reading The mysterious zucchini

Published May 18, 2026
Categorized as Earth (Arts and Literature) Tagged etymology

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