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- [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/
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- [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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