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aubergine
(ō′bər z̸hēn′, -jēn′)
noun
- Brit. eggplant
- dark purple
Origin: Fr < Catalan alberginia < Ar al-bādhinjān < Pers bādindjan
See aubergine in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
See eggplant.
Origin:
Origin: French
Origin: , from Catalan albergina
Origin: , from Arabic al-bāḏinjān, the eggplant
Origin: , from Persian bādenjān, bādengān
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