aubergine

Etymology

Borrowed from French aubergine, from Catalan albergínia, from Arabic اَلْبَاذِنْجَان‎ (al-bāḏinjān, “the eggplant”), from Persian بادنگان‎ (bâdengân), from باتنگان‎ (bâtengân), from Sanskrit वातिगगम (vātiga-gama, “eggplant”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈoʊ.bɚ.ʒin/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈəʊ.bə.ʒiːn/

Noun

aubergine (plural aubergines)

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

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /obɛrsjiːnə/, [ob̥æɐ̯ˈɕiːn̩], [ob̥æɐ̯ˈɕiːne], [ob̥æɐ̯ˈɕinː]

Noun

aubergine c (singular definite auberginen, plural indefinite auberginer)

1. eggplant, aubergine (fruit, plant, color)

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan albergínia, from Arabic اَلْبَاذِنْجَان‎ (al-bāḏinjān), the eggplant, from Persian بادنگان‎ (bâdengân), from باتنگان‎ (bâtengân), from Sanskrit वातिगगम (vātiga-gama, “eggplant”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /o.bɛʁ.ʒin/

Noun

aubergine f (plural aubergines)

1. eggplant, aubergine.
2. (historical) A French female traffic warden (from the colour of their uniforms; more recently pervenche).

Further reading

• “aubergine” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Etymology

Borrowed from French aubergine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔbɛrˈɕɪn/, /ɔbɛrˈɕiːn/

Noun

aubergine c

1. eggplant, aubergine (fruit, plant, color)