aubergine meaning
UK /ˈəʊbədʒiːn/ US /ˈɔbɚdʒin/ 3 syllables
aubergine (noun): egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow.
- In American English: eggplant. British vs American words.
aubergine has 2 meanings in this dictionary.
aubergine as a noun
- egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow
Type of: solanaceous vegetable
- hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable
Synonyms: eggplant, brinjal, eggplant bush, garden egg, mad apple, Solanum melongena
Type of: herb
aubergine in a sentence
- Wash the aubergines and courgettes, and top and tail them.
- Aubergine is the main ingredient of some vegetarian dishes with tomato sauce.
- How many aubergines do you reckon you've eaten in your life?
- At the market we bought peaches, artichokes, courgettes, strawberries and aubergines.
How to pronounce aubergine
aubergine is pronounced /ˈəʊbədʒiːn/ in British English and /ˈɔbɚdʒin/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.
Scrabble score: 12 (letter breakdown)
Word lists: words starting with AU · words ending in NE · 9-letter words
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