aubergine

Etymology

Borrowed from French aubergine, from Catalan albergínia, from Arabic اَلْبَاذِنْجَان (al-bāḏinjān, “the aubergine”), from Persian بادنجان (bâdenjân), from باتنجان (bâtenjân), from Sanskrit वातिगगम (vātigagama, “the plant that cures the wind”). Doublet of brinjal.

noun

  1. (Britain) An Asian plant, Solanum melongena, cultivated for its edible purple, green, or white ovoid fruit; eggplant.
  2. (Britain) The fruit of this plant, eaten as a vegetable.
  3. (color) A dark purple colour; eggplant.
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