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aubergine

au·ber·gine
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [oh-ber-zheen, -jeen, oh-ber-; oh-ber-zheen, -jeen, oh-ber-]
    • /ˈoʊ bərˌʒin, -ˌdʒin, ˈoʊ bɛr-; ˌoʊ bərˈʒin, -ˈdʒin, ˌoʊ bɛr-/
    • /ˈəʊ.bə.ʒiːn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [oh-ber-zheen, -jeen, oh-ber-; oh-ber-zheen, -jeen, oh-ber-]
    • /ˈoʊ bərˌʒin, -ˌdʒin, ˈoʊ bɛr-; ˌoʊ bərˈʒin, -ˈdʒin, ˌoʊ bɛr-/

Definitions of aubergine word

  • variable noun aubergine An aubergine is a vegetable with a smooth, dark purple skin. 3
  • noun aubergine a tropical Old World solanaceous plant, Solanum melongena, widely cultivated for its egg-shaped typically dark purple fruit 3
  • noun aubergine the fruit of this plant, which is cooked and eaten as a vegetable 3
  • noun aubergine a dark purple colour 3
  • noun aubergine (as adjective) 3
  • noun aubergine eggplant 3

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Origin of aubergine

First appearance:

before 1785
One of the 44% newest English words
1785-95; < French < Catalan albargínia < Arabic al the + bādhinjān eggplant < Persian bādingān perhaps < Indo-Aryan; compare Sanskrit vātiṅgaṇaḥ

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Parts of speech for Aubergine

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

aubergine popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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