Phrase guide

scarlet eggplant

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Synonym of Ethiopian nightshade (Solanum aethiopicum).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bitter tomato, Ethiopian eggplant, garden egg, mock tomato, pumpkin-on-a-stick, scarlet eggplant, Ethiopian nightshade

Antonyms: none provided

History

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Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Amharic: እምቧይ (ʾəmbway) — species of fruiting plant
  • Arabic: بَاذِنْجَان أَفْرِيقِيّ (bāḏinjān ʔafrīqiyy) — species of fruiting plant
  • Bambara: nkɔyɔ — species of fruiting plant
  • Finnish: etiopianmunakoiso — species of fruiting plant
  • Fula: yaaloore — species of fruiting plant
  • German: äthiopische Eierfrucht — species of fruiting plant
  • German: afrikanische Eierfrucht — species of fruiting plant
  • German: afrikanische Aubergine — species of fruiting plant
  • Krio: jakato — species of fruiting plant
  • Polish: bakłażan etiopski — species of fruiting plant
  • Portuguese: jiloeiro — species of fruiting plant
  • Russian: паслён эфио́пский (pasljón efiópskij) — species of fruiting plant
  • Spanish: berenjena etíope — species of fruiting plant
  • Spanish: berenjena africana — species of fruiting plant
  • Swedish: afrikansk vildaubergine — species of fruiting plant
  • Yoruba: igba — species of fruiting plant
  • Yoruba: ijẹgun — species of fruiting plant