aubergine vs. eggplant
[oh-ber-zheen, -jeen, oh-ber-, oh-ber-zheen, -jeen, oh-ber-]
/ ˈoʊ bərˌʒin, -ˌdʒin, ˈoʊ bɛr-, ˌoʊ bərˈʒin, -ˈdʒin, ˌoʊ bɛr- /
noun
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Chiefly British. eggplant.
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a dark purplish color.
[eg-plant, -plahnt]
/ ˈɛgˌplænt, -ˌplɑnt /
noun
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a plant, Solanum melongena esculentum, of the nightshade family, cultivated for its edible, dark-purple or occasionally white or yellow fruit.
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the fruit of this plant used as a table vegetable.
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a blackish purple color; aubergine.
