Aubergine Definition

ōbərshēn, ōbərjēn
aubergines
noun
aubergines
Eggplant.
Webster's New World
Dark purple.
Webster's New World

(UK) An Asian plant, Solanum melongena, cultivated for its edible purple, green, or white ovoid fruit.

Wiktionary

(UK) The fruit of this plant, eaten as a vegetable.

Wiktionary

A dark purple colour; eggplant.

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Noun

Singular:
aubergine
Plural:
aubergines

Origin of Aubergine

  • Borrowing from French aubergine, from Catalan albergínia, from Arabic الباذِنْجان (al-baðinjān), the eggplant, from Persian بادنگان (bâdengân), from باتنگان (bâtengân), from Sanskrit वातिगगम (vātiga-gama, “eggplant”).

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Aubergine Sentence Examples

  • A gold base deeply chiselled in wave-diaper and overrun with a paste of aubergine purple is the most pleasing.

  • Heat the olive oil in a frying pan and gently cook the aubergine until soft.

  • Protected pepper, protected strawberry, protected aubergine, protected cayenne pepper.

  • A variety of colours is available, from metal finishes to trendy colours like pink or aubergine.

  • We love these aubergine Mary Janes in soft kid suede from Zappos.

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Words Starting With

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Words Ending With

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