Aubergine

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈəʊ.bÉ™.Ê’iːn/

Origin

Borrowing from fr {{2}} aubergine, from Catalan albergínia, from Arabic الباذِنْجان (al-baðinjān), the eggplant, from Persian بادنگان, from باتنگان, from Sanskrit वातिगगम (vātiga-gama, "eggplant").

Full definition of aubergine

Noun

1. (British) an Asian plant, Solanum melongena, cultivated for its edible purple, green, or white ovoid fruit
2. (British) the fruit of this plant, eaten as a vegetable
3. a dark purple colour; eggplant.

Synonyms

• see the list in the entry eggplant