aubergine

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[edit] English

an aubergine

[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈəʊ.bə.ʒi:n/, SAMPA: /"@U.b@.Zi:n/

[edit] Noun

Singular
aubergine

Plural
aubergines

aubergine (plural aubergines)

  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.
    aubergine colour:    

[edit] Synonyms

  • (plant): brinjal, eggplant (North American, Australia)
  • (fruit): eggplant (North American, Australia, New Zealand)

[edit] Translations

fruit of the plant
plant
a dark purple colour

[edit] Danish

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aubergine

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /obɛrsjiːnə/, [ob̥æɐ̯ˈɕiːn̩], [ob̥æɐ̯ˈɕiːne], [ob̥æɐ̯ˈɕinː]

[edit] Noun

aubergine c. (singular definite auberginen, plural indefinite auberginer)

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

[edit] Inflection

    Inflection of “aubergine”
common gender Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative, dative and accusative aubergine auberginen auberginer auberginerne
genitive aubergines auberginens auberginers auberginernes

[edit] French

[edit] Noun

aubergine f. (plural aubergines)

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