First Known Use: 1794
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aubergine
noun au·ber·gine \ˈō-bər-ˌzhēn\
Definition of AUBERGINE
1
chiefly British : eggplant 1
2
: eggplant 2
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Origin of AUBERGINE
French, from Catalan albergínia, from Arabic al-bādhinjān the eggplant, ultimately from Middle Indo-Aryan *vātiñjaṇa-, vātiṅgaṇa-
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