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aubergine

[ oh-ber-zheen, -jeen, oh-ber-; oh-ber-zheen, -jeen, oh-ber- ]

noun

  1. Chiefly British. eggplant.
  2. a dark purplish color.


aubergine

/ ˈəʊ²úəˌÏô¾±Ë²Ô /

noun

  1. a tropical Old World solanaceous plant, Solanum melongena, widely cultivated for its egg-shaped typically dark purple fruit US, Canadian, and Australian nameeggplant
  2. the fruit of this plant, which is cooked and eaten as a vegetable
    1. a dark purple colour
    2. ( as adjective )

      an aubergine dress

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of aubergine1

First recorded in 1785–95; from French, from Catalan ²¹±ô²ú²¹°ù²µÃ­²Ô¾±²¹, from Arabic al “the†+ ²úÄå»å³ó¾±²ÔÂáÄå²Ô “eggplant,†from Persian ²úÄå»å¾±²Ô²µÄå²Ô, perhaps from Indo-Aryan; compare Sanskrit ±¹Äå³Ù¾±á¹…g²¹á¹‡aḥ
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of aubergine1

C18: from French, from Catalan alberginia, from Arabic ²¹±ô-²úÄå»å¾±²Ô»åÂáÄå²Ô, ultimately from Sanskrit vatin-ganah, of obscure origin
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Her interrogators said they would kill her husband and "hit him so much that he would turn black like coal, and purple like an aubergine".

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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.

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The new Gucci oxblood red anchored the bold color palette of navy, mustard, olive green and aubergine.

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The color palette is mostly dark neutral, punctuated by colorful hats in aubergine or turquoise that elongate the form.

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The design featured a foliate design on an "ornate aubergine coloured" background, the catalogue said.

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