Editing Baba ghanoush (section)

== Etymology ==
The word {{Transliteration|ar|bābā}} in [[Arabic]] is a [[term of endearment]] for 'father', while {{Transliteration|ar|Ġannūj}} could be a personal name.<ref name="OED2" /> The word combination is also interpreted as 'father of [[coquetry]]' or 'indulged/pampered/flirtatious daddy' or 'spoiled old daddy'.<ref name="AHD"/><ref name="Marks" /><ref name="Habeeb">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v5TTAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA34|title=The Arabian Nights Cookbook: From Lamb Kebabs to Baba Ghanouj, Delicious Homestyle Arabian Cooking|last=Salloum|first=Habeeb|date=2012-02-28|publisher=Tuttle Publishing|isbn=9781462905249|language=en}}</ref> However, it is not certain whether the word {{Transliteration|ar|bābā}} refers to an actual person indulged by the dish or to the eggplant ({{Transliteration|ar|bāḏinjān}} or {{Transliteration|ar|bātinjān}} in Arabic).<ref name="Marks" />