aubergine

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Don't tell anybody, but "aubergine" is French for "eggplant."

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  1. noun See eggplant.

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  • "This fall we will see more aubergine, lilac and mauve," Engstedt predicts. —  RSS — Articles on Sweden.se
  • We decided so long as we call it "aubergine" and ended up with something as stunning as this image then we will both be completely happy. —  Apartment Therapy Main
  • Baba ghanoush is a popular Levantine dish of eggplant (aubergine) mashed and mixed with various seasonings. —  FAZED
  • It also comes in a variety of other colors including aubergine, ruby red, green, gray and a few patterned textile finishes as well. —  phillyBurbs.com: Home RSS feed
  • "I appreciate your input, but only a total moron would use the word 'aubergine' when he means 'purple'." —  PegasusNews.com stories
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  1. French, from Catalan albergina, from Arabic al-bāḏinjān, the eggplant, from Persian bādenjān, bādengān.

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  1. French, diminutive of auberge, alberge, a kind of peach, from Spanish albérchigo, albérchiga (= Portuguese alperche), a peach, from Arabic al, the, + Spanish pérsigo, prisco = Portuguese pecego = French péche (later English peach), from Latin persicum: see peach. The Spanish forms touch those of apricot: see apricot.
 

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/ oʊbeɪrˈzhin/
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