aubergine

noun

au·​ber·​gine ˈō-bər-ˌzhēn 

1

chiefly British : eggplant sense 1

2

: eggplant sense 2

Examples of aubergine in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The color range includes very black, powder, petunia, fennel, smoke and aubergine, and the styles can be mixed and matched. —Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 14 Jan. 2025

While sold out in the two-piece set, the three-piece set is still available in a vibrant aubergine and both are available in fuchsia. —Kelsey Fredricks, Travel + Leisure, 1 Dec. 2024

The bows danced as the models walked down the runway during the collection’s show at the Prada Foundation in Milan in tone-on-tone aubergine and baby pink iterations styled with black knee-high boots. —Romany Williams, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024

The chef's katsu curry, with panko aubergine, roquito pepper pearls and crispy onions, is packed full of flavour – and don't leave without trying the family-sized, award-winning sticky toffee pudding. —Hollie Clemence, The Week Uk, theweek, 9 Sep. 2024

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

Rhymes for aubergine

• acini
• aldine
• arsine
• carinii
• cosine
• delphine
• domine
• latine
• leucine
• ovine
• pennine
• porcine