"aubergine" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈoʊbɚʒin/ [General-American], /ˈəʊbəʒiːn/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-aubergine.wav Forms: aubergines [plural]
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French aubergine, from Catalan albergínia, from Arabic اَلْبَاذِنْجَان (al-bāḏinjān, “the aubergine”), from Persian بادنجان (bâdenjân), from باتنجان (bâtenjân), from Sanskrit वातिगगम (vātigagama, “the plant that cures the wind”), cognate with Malayalam വഴുതന (vaḻutana). Doublet of brinjal. Etymology templates: {{dercat|en|dra-pro}}, {{ubor|en|fr|aubergine}} Unadapted borrowing from French aubergine, {{der|en|ca|albergínia}} Catalan albergínia, {{der|en|ar|باذنجان|اَلْبَاذِنْجَان|t=the aubergine}} Arabic اَلْبَاذِنْجَان (al-bāḏinjān, “the aubergine”), {{der|en|fa|بادنجان|tr=bâdenjân}} Persian بادنجان (bâdenjân), {{der|en|sa|वातिगगम|t=the plant that cures the wind}} Sanskrit वातिगगम (vātigagama, “the plant that cures the wind”), {{cog|ml|വഴുതന}} Malayalam വഴുതന (vaḻutana), {{doublet|en|brinjal}} Doublet of brinjal Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} aubergine (countable and uncountable, plural aubergines)
  1. (British, Ireland) An Asian plant, Solanum melongena, cultivated for its edible purple, green, or white ovoid fruit; eggplant. Tags: British, Ireland, countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Pinks Categories (lifeform): Solanums
    Sense id: en-aubergine-en-noun-YLH205Kb Disambiguation of Pinks: 44 10 46 Disambiguation of Solanums: 51 47 2 Categories (other): British English, Irish English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Bengali translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Urdu translations, Terms with Zazaki translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 37 8 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 61 34 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Bengali translations: 62 34 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 64 30 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 63 34 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 58 38 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 54 27 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 56 35 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 56 36 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 63 31 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Urdu translations: 63 34 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Zazaki translations: 63 31 5
  2. (British, Ireland) The fruit of this plant, eaten as a vegetable. Tags: British, Ireland, countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Pinks Categories (lifeform): Solanums, Vegetables
    Sense id: en-aubergine-en-noun-q7ag1Bcs Disambiguation of Pinks: 44 10 46 Disambiguation of Solanums: 51 47 2 Disambiguation of Vegetables: 39 59 2 Categories (other): British English, Irish English
  3. A dark purple colour; eggplant. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Colors, Pinks, Purples Translations (a dark purple colour): বেগুন (begun) (Bengali), 茄紫色 (qiézǐsè) (Chinese Mandarin), 紅紫色 /红紫色 (hóngzǐsè) (Chinese Mandarin), μελιτζανί (melitzaní) [neuter] (Greek), बैंगनी (baiṅgnī) (Hindi), terung ungu (Malay), بادنجانی (bâdanjâni) (Persian), ciemnofioletowy (Polish), bakłażanowy (Polish), тёмнофиолетовый (tjómnofioletovyj) [masculine] (Russian), баклажа́новый (baklažánovyj) (alt: цвет) [masculine] (Russian), بینگنی (baiṅganī) (Urdu), baincan (Zazaki)
    Sense id: en-aubergine-en-noun-FF7TJ707 Disambiguation of Colors: 39 7 54 Disambiguation of Pinks: 44 10 46 Disambiguation of Purples: 40 5 55 Disambiguation of 'a dark purple colour': 4 0 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: the list at eggplant Derived forms: auberginey

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "brinjal"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Unadapted borrowing from French aubergine, from Catalan albergínia, from Arabic اَلْبَاذِنْجَان (al-bāḏinjān, “the aubergine”), from Persian بادنجان (bâdenjân), from باتنجان (bâtenjân), from Sanskrit वातिगगम (vātigagama, “the plant that cures the wind”), cognate with Malayalam വഴുതന (vaḻutana). Doublet of brinjal.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "aubergines",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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    }
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  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "British English",
        "Irish English"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An Asian plant, Solanum melongena, cultivated for its edible purple, green, or white ovoid fruit; eggplant."
      ],
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          "Asian",
          "Asian"
        ],
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          "plant",
          "plant"
        ],
        [
          "Solanum melongena",
          "Solanum melongena#Translingual"
        ],
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          "cultivate",
          "cultivate"
        ],
        [
          "edible",
          "edible"
        ],
        [
          "purple",
          "purple"
        ],
        [
          "green",
          "green"
        ],
        [
          "white",
          "white"
        ],
        [
          "ovoid",
          "ovoid"
        ],
        [
          "fruit",
          "fruit"
        ],
        [
          "eggplant",
          "eggplant"
        ]
      ],
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        "(British, Ireland) An Asian plant, Solanum melongena, cultivated for its edible purple, green, or white ovoid fruit; eggplant."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "British",
        "Ireland",
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "British English",
        "Irish English"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The fruit of this plant, eaten as a vegetable."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "vegetable",
          "vegetable"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(British, Ireland) The fruit of this plant, eaten as a vegetable."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "British",
        "Ireland",
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "aubergine:"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A dark purple colour; eggplant."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "colour",
          "colour"
        ],
        [
          "eggplant",
          "eggplant"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈoʊbɚʒin/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈəʊbəʒiːn/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
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    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "the list at eggplant"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "begun",
      "sense": "a dark purple colour",
      "word": "বেগুন"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "qiézǐsè",
      "sense": "a dark purple colour",
      "word": "茄紫色"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "hóngzǐsè",
      "sense": "a dark purple colour",
      "word": "紅紫色 /红紫色"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "melitzaní",
      "sense": "a dark purple colour",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "μελιτζανί"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "baiṅgnī",
      "sense": "a dark purple colour",
      "word": "बैंगनी"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "a dark purple colour",
      "word": "terung ungu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "bâdanjâni",
      "sense": "a dark purple colour",
      "word": "بادنجانی"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a dark purple colour",
      "word": "ciemnofioletowy"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a dark purple colour",
      "word": "bakłażanowy"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "tjómnofioletovyj",
      "sense": "a dark purple colour",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "тёмнофиолетовый"
    },
    {
      "alt": "цвет",
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "baklažánovyj",
      "sense": "a dark purple colour",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "баклажа́новый"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "baiṅganī",
      "sense": "a dark purple colour",
      "word": "بینگنی"
    },
    {
      "code": "zza",
      "lang": "Zazaki",
      "sense": "a dark purple colour",
      "word": "baincan"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "aubergine"
  ],
  "word": "aubergine"
}

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