au·ber·gine (  b r-zh n , b r-jn)n. See eggplant. [French, from Catalan albergina, from Arabic al-b   injn, the eggplant, from Persian bdenjn, bdengn.] |
aubergine [ˈəʊbəˌʒiːn]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a tropical Old World solanaceous plant, Solanum melongena, widely cultivated for its egg-shaped typically dark purple fruit US, Canadian, and Australian name eggplant
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the fruit of this plant, which is cooked and eaten as a vegetable
3. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours)
a. a dark purple colour
b. (as adjective) an aubergine dress
[from French, from Catalan alberginia, from Arabic al-bādindjān, ultimately from Sanskrit vatin-ganah, of obscure origin]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  aubergine - hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetableeggplant, mad apple, aubergine - egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests genus Solanum, Solanum - type genus of the Solanaceae: nightshade; potato; eggplant; bittersweet |
| 2. |  aubergine - egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellowsolanaceous vegetable - any of several fruits of plants of the family Solanaceae; especially of the genera Solanum, Capsicum, and Lycopersicon eggplant bush, garden egg, mad apple, Solanum melongena, aubergine, brinjal, eggplant - hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable |
Translations
n aubergine [ˈoubəʒiːn]
eggplant; a purple vegetable eiervrug باذِنْجان патладжан lilek aubergine die Aubergine μελιτζάνα berenjena baklažaan بادنجان munakoiso חֲצִיל एक पीली सब्जी patlidžan padlizsán terong melanzana なす 가지 baklažāns terung aubergine баклажан baklažán patlidžan aubergine, äggplanta มะเขือยาวสีม่วง patlıcan 茄子 баклажан ایک سبزی کا نام cà tím 茄子
aubergine → باذنجان baklažán aubergine Aubergine μελιτζάνα berenjena munakoiso aubergine patlidžan melanzana ナス 가지 aubergine aubergine bakłażan beringela, berinjela баклажан aubergine มะเขือฝรั่งมีสีม่วงผลยาวใหญ่ patlıcan cà tím 茄子
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