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eggplant en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /-plɑːnt/
• /ˈɛɡ.plænt/

Etymology

From egg + plant, originally applied only to the white-colored, egg-shaped variety. Compare Dutch and Afrikaans eierplant (“eggplant”), German Eierpflanze (“eggplant”), Swedish äggplanta (“eggplant”). Compare also Afrikaans eiervrug (“eggplant”, literally “egg-fruit”), Icelandic eggaldin (“eggplant”, literally “egg-fruit”).

Meanings

1. (Australia, Canada, New-Zealand, Philippines, US, countable, uncountable) The plant Solanum melongena or its edible fruit; an aubergine.
   • Some fun meatless recipes include jackfruit sandwiches in place of pulled pork; black bean meatless balls or eggplant and shiitake “meatballs.” 2020 May 19, Lisa Drayer, “How to eat less meat and more plants”, in CNN:
2. (Canada, US, countable, uncountable) A dark purple color, like that of the skin of this fruit.
3. (US, countable, derogatory, offensive, slang, uncountable) A black person; used mainly by Italian-Americans.
   • "Why am I not surprised?" This was the limit. "You know, I'm black enough for his family to yell eggplant-this and nigger-that at me," she said. 2004, Wendy Coakley-Thompson, Back to Life:
   • Hey. Yeah. And, and your great-great-great-great grandmother fucked a nigger, ho, ho, yeah, and she had a half-nigger kid… now, if that's a fact, tell me, am I lying? 'Cause you, you're part eggplant. 1993, Quentin Tarantino, True Romance, spoken by Clifford Worley (Dennis Hopper):
   • What else can he do? But Hopper continues his riff. "Sicilians still carry that nigger gene . . . Your ancestors are niggers. You're part eggplant." 2006, Jerome Charyn, Raised by wolves: the turbulent art and times of Quentin Tarantino:
4. (countable, uncountable) A 180 backside rotated invert in which the front hand is planted on the lip of the halfpipe wall.

Forms

Deriveds

Eggplant mosaic virus · scarlet eggplant · eggplanty · Ethiopian eggplant · wild eggplant · pea eggplant

Relateds

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Synonyms

aubergine · baigan · bangun · baingan · brown jolly · melongene · bhaigan · brinjal

Translations (401)

mr वांगे (edible fruit) · hil talong (plant) · uz baklajan (plant) · yue 茄瓜 (edible fruit) · de Eierpflanze (plant) · mnc ᡥᠠᠰᡳ (plant) · pt beringela (edible fruit) · nan-hbl 紅茄 /红茄 (edible fruit) · my ခရမ်းပင် (plant) · cs lilek vejcoplodý (plant) · lbe бадиржан (edible fruit) · mn хаш (edible fruit) · ta கத்தரிக்காய் (edible fruit) · dsb oberžina (edible fruit) · uk баклажа́н (edible fruit) · yue 茄瓜 (plant) · de Eierfrucht (plant) · tg боқлаҷон (plant) · la melongena (plant) · rm oberschina (edible fruit) · he חָצִיל (edible fruit) · gu રીંગણ (plant) · fo eggplanta (plant) · ky баклажан (edible fruit) · af eiervrug (edible fruit) · xal чеес (edible fruit) · de Aubergine (edible fruit) · ml വഴുതന (edible fruit) · li oberzjien (edible fruit) · sv aubergine (plant) · ar بَاذِنْجَان (edible fruit) · sk baklažán (plant) · la melongena (edible fruit) · cs lilek (edible fruit) · lmo maresà (edible fruit) · it melanzana (edible fruit) · hy սմբուկ (plant) · tr patlıcan (edible fruit) · ru баклажа́н (edible fruit) · yue 矮瓜 (edible fruit) · oc aubergina (edible fruit) · ceb talong (plant) · lmo meresgian (edible fruit) · ka ბადრიჯანი (plant) · or ବାଇଗଣ (plant) · dsb aubergina (edible fruit) · no eggfrukt (edible fruit) · ast berenxena (plant) · cmn 酪酥 (edible fruit) · fa بادنجان (plant) · scn mulanciana (plant) · msk tarom (plant) · be баклажа́н (edible fruit) · lt baklažanas (plant) · nan-hbl 茄 (plant) · da aubergine (edible fruit) · fy auberzjine (edible fruit) · ast berenxena (edible fruit) · cs patližán (edible fruit) · ne भण्टा (plant) · io berenjeno (edible fruit) · kn ಬದನೆ (edible fruit) · hi भण्टा (plant) · tr badincan (edible fruit) · sh patlidžan (edible fruit) · uk баклажа́н (plant) · es berenjena (edible fruit) · ta கத்திரி (plant) · pa ਬਤਾਊਂ (edible fruit) · ur بینگن (edible fruit) · ka ბადრიჯანი (edible fruit) · ary دنجان (plant) · cs baklažán (plant) · ja 茄子 (plant) · my ခရမ်းသီး (edible fruit) · ta கத்தரி (plant) · pa ਬੈਂਗਣ (edible fruit) · sq patëllxhan (edible fruit) · or ବାଇଗଣ (edible fruit) · lld melanzana (edible fruit) · tt бадымҗан (edible fruit) · hu padlizsán (edible fruit) · ur بیگن (edible fruit) · ko 가지 (edible fruit) · ary دنجال (plant) · pl bakłażan (edible fruit) · lij merenzana (edible fruit) · nl eierplant (plant) · bi obesin (edible fruit) · ja なすび (edible fruit) · fi munakoiso (edible fruit) · dz དོ་ལོམ་ཤིང (edible fruit) · as বেঙেনা (plant) · vi cà tím (edible fruit) · ca alberginiera (plant) · vi cà (plant) · nah tototexochitl (plant) · sa वृन्ताक (plant) · cmn 茄子 (edible fruit) · sk baklažán (edible fruit) · tk badamjan (edible fruit) · ks वाँगुन (plant) · hi बैंगन (edible fruit) · pa ਬੈਂਗਣ (plant) · haw lahopipi (plant) · te వంకాయ (plant) · km ក្រាមរមាស (edible fruit) · vec meƚansana (plant) · bg патладжа́н (plant) · khb ᦖᦱᧅᦵᦃᦲ (plant) · lmo maregià (edible fruit) · lt baklažanas (edible fruit) · mi otahua (edible fruit) · ms pokok terung ungu (edible fruit) · th มะเขือ (edible fruit) · et baklažaan (plant) · io berenjeniero (plant) · fr aubergine (plant) · yi פּאַטלעזשאַן (edible fruit) · et pommu (plant) · no aubergine (plant) · ru баклажа́н (plant) · rkt বাইগন (edible fruit) · eu berenjena (plant) · pl kolor bakłażanowy (color) · ja 茄子 (edible fruit) · sv äggplanta (plant) · lo ເຂືອຫຳມ້າ (plant) · bo རྡོ་ལུ་མ། (edible fruit) · sh баланцана (plant) · ps بانجان (edible fruit) · nrf aubèrginne (edible fruit) · tr badincan (plant) · no eggplanta (plant) · hi बतिया (plant) · hi भण्टा (edible fruit) · nrf aubèrginne (plant) · pl oberżyna (edible fruit) · oc merinjana (edible fruit) · ug پېتىنگا (edible fruit) · sh melancana (plant) · lmo maresgian (edible fruit) · ru си́ненький (edible fruit) · hak 茄仔 (edible fruit) · an alberxena (edible fruit) · sq patëllxhan (plant) · nan-hbl 紅皮菜 /红皮菜 (edible fruit) · zza baincan (plant) · be баклажа́н (plant) · eu alberjinia (edible fruit) · fj baigani (plant) · mi otahua (plant) · ab абаклаџьан (edible fruit) · lo ເຂືອຫຳມ້າ (edible fruit) · bcl talong (plant) · syc ܒܲܐܕܢܓܵܐܢ (edible fruit) · akl taeong (edible fruit) · no aubergine (edible fruit) · pt berinjela (edible fruit) · nah camiltic xocotl (plant) · ar بَاتِنْجَان (plant) · ga ubhthoradh (plant) · kn ನೆಲಗುಳ್ಳ (edible fruit) · ug چەيزە (edible fruit) · gv auberjeen (edible fruit) · as বেঙেনা (edible fruit) · ti መለንዛና (plant) · srn bulansyei (edible fruit) · de Melanzani (edible fruit) · ab аҟандыл (edible fruit) · abq баклажа́н (edible fruit) · vec meƚansana (edible fruit) · krj tarong (plant) · ur بھنٹا (edible fruit) · pcd oubàrjine (edible fruit) · sl malancan (plant) · fo eggfrukt (edible fruit) · bg патладжа́н (edible fruit) · ml വഴുതനങ്ങ (edible fruit) · el μελιτζάνα (edible fruit) · fa باتنگان (edible fruit) · shu برزين (plant) · ps باټينګړ (edible fruit) · nv ayęęzhii yiltʼąąʼí (plant) · ks وانٛگُن (plant) · gu વેંગણ (plant) · tl talong (plant) · sh патлиџан (plant) · ckb باینجان (plant) · id terong (edible fruit) · fo eggfrukt (plant) · ps بادنجان (edible fruit) · egl melanzena (edible fruit) · mk патлиџан (plant) · hy բադրիջան (plant) · aii ܦܵܐܬܸܠܓܵܢ (edible fruit) · dz དོ་ལོམ (edible fruit) · de Aubergine (plant) · hrx Bërinschela (plant) · nv ayęęzhii yiltʼąąʼí (edible fruit) · eu alberjinia (plant) · ro vânătă (plant) · lij meizann-a (edible fruit) · sh patlidžan (plant) · syl ꠛꠣꠁꠋꠉꠘ (plant) · ms terung (plant) · nan-hbl 紅菜 /红菜 (edible fruit) · scn milinciana (edible fruit) · ne भण्टा (edible fruit) · cy wylys (edible fruit) · no eggplante (plant) · tl talong (edible fruit) · tcy ಗುಳ್ಳ (plant) · lv baklažāns (edible fruit) · my ခရမ်း (edible fruit) · ja ナス (plant) · ia alberengina (edible fruit) · nan-hbl 茄 (edible fruit) · is eggaldin (edible fruit) · sc melinzana (edible fruit) · es berenjena (plant) · fur melanzane (edible fruit) · uz pontijon (plant) · lez бадамжан (plant) · fi munakoiso (plant) · pl oberżyna (plant) · tcy ಗುಳ್ಳ (edible fruit) · arz برنجان (edible fruit) · dv ބަށި (plant) · sl melancan (edible fruit) · mnb palola (plant) · bho बैगन (edible fruit) · eo melongeno (edible fruit) · war tarong (plant) · sa भण्टाकी (edible fruit) · ary دنجال (edible fruit) · ur بینجن (edible fruit) · yue 茄子 (plant) · et baklažaan (edible fruit) · nl aubergine (plant) · fr aubergine (edible fruit) · hu padlizsán (plant) · apd أسود (plant) · dv ބަށި (edible fruit) · gl berenxena (edible fruit) · nap mulignana (edible fruit) · fa بادنگان (plant) · bn বেগুন (edible fruit) · ga ubhthoradh (edible fruit) · scn milinciana (plant) · vo berjen (edible fruit) · ary دنجان (edible fruit) · mt brunġiel (edible fruit) · alt баклажан (edible fruit) · fa بادنجان (edible fruit) · gu રીંગણ (edible fruit) · acm بيتِنْجان (edible fruit) · arz بتنجانة (edible fruit) · te వంగ (edible fruit) · pms marzana (edible fruit) · dcc بیگن (plant) · bg син дома́т (plant) · km ត្រប់ (edible fruit) · sv äggplanta (edible fruit) · gyn baigan (plant) · et pommu (edible fruit) · mn баклажан (edible fruit) · acm بيتِنْجان (plant) · tg боқлаҷон (edible fruit) · kk баялды (plant) · mn чэс (edible fruit) · tg бодинҷон (plant) · ks वाँगुन (edible fruit) · rkt বাইগন (plant) · yi פּאַטלעזשאַן (plant) · alt баклажан (plant) · nl eiervrucht (edible fruit) · ko 가지색 (color) · rsk белава парадича (edible fruit) · zza baincan (edible fruit) · te వంగ (plant) · mg baranjely (edible fruit) · nl eiervrucht (plant) · ceb talong (edible fruit) · sl malancana (plant) · kn ಗುಂಡು ಬದನೆಗಿಡ (edible fruit) · xal чеес (plant) · ne बैजनी (edible fruit) · hy բադրիջան (edible fruit) · ar بَاذِنْجَان (plant) · ur بتیا (edible fruit) · he חָצִיל (plant) · pam balasenas (plant) · lb Aubergine (edible fruit) · hak 吊菜仔 (edible fruit) · fa باتنگان (plant) · eu berenjena (edible fruit) · cs patlažán (edible fruit) · af eiervrug (plant) · pa ਬਤਾਊਂ (plant) · bcl talong (edible fruit) · lbe бадиржан (plant) · sd واڱَڻُ (plant) · ru бубриджа́н (edible fruit) · eo melongeno (plant) · da aubergine (plant) · lv baklažāns (plant) · sl jajčevec (edible fruit) · ml വഴുതന (plant) · dtp bintorung (edible fruit) · tg бодинҷон (edible fruit) · tr patlıcan (plant) · syl ꠛꠣꠁꠋꠉꠘ (edible fruit) · hy սմբուկ (edible fruit) · ckb بادمجان (plant) · sh меланцана (plant) · sh патлиџан (edible fruit) · it melanzana (plant) · hak 茄仔 (plant) · ta கத்திரிக்காய் (edible fruit) · mr वांगी (plant) · tt баклаҗан (edible fruit) · khb ᦖᦱᧅᦵᦃᦲ (edible fruit) · tk badamjan (plant) · hi बैंगन (plant) · axm պատինճան (edible fruit) · ky баклажан (plant) · ks وانٛگُن (edible fruit) · sl jajčevec (plant) · hi बतिया (edible fruit) · ar بَادِنْجَان (plant) · pl bakłażan (plant) · ca albergínia (edible fruit) · sk ľuľok (plant) · ug پەتىنگان (edible fruit) · mt brunġiela (plant) · pam balasenas (edible fruit) · arz بتنجان (plant) · arz بتنجان (edible fruit) · uz baqlajon (edible fruit) · arz بدنجان (edible fruit) · ne बैजनी (plant) · de Eierfrucht (edible fruit) · co melzana (edible fruit) · crh patılcan (plant) · kn ನೆಲಗುಳ್ಳ (plant) · acw باتِنْجان (plant) · axm պատինճան (plant) · ti መለንዛና (edible fruit) · id terung (edible fruit) · ur بینگن (plant) · ug پىدىگەن (edible fruit) · az бадымҹан (edible fruit) · yue 矮瓜 (plant) · mzn وینگوم (edible fruit) · ru бадриджа́н (edible fruit) · grc μελιντζάνᾱ (plant) · sv aubergine (edible fruit) · is eggaldin (plant) · acw بادِنْجان (plant) · kmr bacanê reş (plant) · pt beringela (plant) · az badımcan (edible fruit) · ro vânătă (edible fruit) · id terung (plant) · gu વેંગણ (edible fruit) · el μελιτζάνα (plant) · za lwggwz (edible fruit) · fa بادنگان (edible fruit) · nl aubergine (edible fruit) · ja ナス (edible fruit) · rup vinitâ (edible fruit) · te వంకాయ (edible fruit) · cs baklažán (edible fruit) · ff huytaare (plant) · arz بتنجانى (color) · sw bilingani (edible fruit) · km ខ្មួរ (edible fruit) · ur بینجن (plant) · ur بیگن (plant) · sh balancana (plant) · mk патлиџан (edible fruit) · cy planhigyn wy (plant) · th มะเขือ (plant) · kmr bacanreş (edible fruit) · ps باټينګن (edible fruit) · bn বেগুন (plant) · sk ľuľok (edible fruit) · kn ಬಿಳಿಬದನೆ (edible fruit) · cmn 茄子 (plant) · lad berendjena (edible fruit) · br berjinezenn (edible fruit) · sw mbilingani (plant) · srn bulansye (edible fruit) · sc pedringianu (edible fruit) · yue 茄子 (edible fruit) · ko 가지 (plant) · de Melanzani (plant) · tt бадымҗан (plant) · tsg talum (plant) · nl boulanger (edible fruit)