noun / adjective
aubergine
OH-ber-zheen/ˈəʊbərʒiːn/
An eggplant, typically bearing a glossy purple skin.
A glossy aubergine lies beside a cut half of the vegetable.
Etymology
The French ancestor already names the eggplant itself. The vegetable was not named for its purple color; the color term developed from the fruit’s appearance.
In context
whipped up a vegan chicken and aubergine curry with some rice
More examples
- She roasted the aubergines with garlic and olive oil.
- The British recipe calls for an aubergine, usually called eggplant here.
- Deep aubergine curtains frame the pale walls.
Forms
aubergine · aubergines
Similar words
- eggplant
- Is the usual American name for the same vegetable.
- purple
- Names a broader range of colors than the dark eggplant shade.