Topic: PLANTS
| Date: | 1800-1900 |
| Origin: | aubergine 'eggplant' (18-21 centuries), from French, from Catalan alberginia, from Arabic al-badhinjan 'the eggplant', from Persian badingan |
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au‧ber‧gine
[uncountable and countable] British English
[uncountable and countable] British EnglishHBPDFF a large dark purple vegetable [= eggplant American English]
