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aubergine

noun

au·​ber·​gine ˈō-bər-ˌzhēn How to pronounce aubergine (audio)
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chiefly British : eggplant sense 1
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Rubber plants stand out with attractive colored foliage splashed in shades of rose, cream and green or captivating hues of burgundy, aubergine or midnight. Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 14 Nov. 2025 Cindy Crawford Cindy Crawford opted for darker tones with variations on aubergine. Julia Teti, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025 The walls, still pistachio, were now offset by two large aubergine sofas by the designer Athena Calderone. Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025 The gown's train featured a vaguely psychedelic ombre dip-dye pattern in shades of aubergine, sky blue, and lavender. Amy McCarthy, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for aubergine

Word History

Etymology

French, from Catalan albergínia, from Arabic al-bādhinjān the eggplant, ultimately from Middle Indo-Aryan *vātiñjaṇa-, vātiṅgaṇa-

First Known Use

1775, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of aubergine was in 1775

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“Aubergine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aubergine. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.

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