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noun
An aubergine or eggplant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Malaysia, Singapore, South-Africa, South-Asia
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: eggplant, aubergine, eggplant bush, garden egg, mad apple, Solanum melongena
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: herb, herbaceous plant
History
Etymology tree Proto-Dravidian *waẓVtVder. Sanskrit वातिङ्गण (vātiṅgaṇa)bor. Classical Persian بَاذِنْگَان (bāzingān)bor. Arabic بَاذِنْجَان (bāḏinjān)bor. Old Galician-Portuguese berengenha Portuguese beringelabor. English brinjal Borrowed from Portuguese beringela, from Old Galician-Portuguese berengenha, borrowed from Arabic بَاذِنْجَان (bāḏinjān), borrowed from Classical Persian بَاذِنْگَان (bāzingān), borrowed from Sanskrit वातिङ्गण (vātiṅgaṇa), from Proto-Dravidian *waẓVtV. Doublet of aubergine, malidzano, and melongene.
