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aubergine definition

au·ber·gine (ō′bər z̸hēn′, -jēn′)

noun

  1. Brit. eggplant
  2. dark purple

Etymology: Fr < Catalan alberginia < Ar al-bādhinjān < Pers bādindjan

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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