Meaning & use
aubergine
A vegetable with smooth, dark purple skin and white flesh, called eggplant in American English.
See it in a sentence
She sliced the aubergine thinly before grilling it with olive oil and garlic.
The curry recipe called for two aubergines cut into large chunks.
A note on using this word
Aubergine is the standard British English term, while American English almost always uses eggplant instead.
Words with a similar meaning
eggplant
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A dark purple color resembling the skin of the aubergine vegetable.
The walls of the dining room were painted a rich aubergine.
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