au‧ber‧gine /ˈəʊbəʒiːn $ ˈoʊbər-/
noun [uncountable and countable] British English[
Date: 1800-1900;
Origin: aubergine 'eggplant' (18-21 centuries), from French, from Catalan alberginia, from Arabic al-badhinjan 'the eggplant', from Persian badingan]
a large dark purple vegetable
Synonym : eggplant American English [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲