eggplant
noun
Simple meaning
Egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin.
Pronunciation
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ehgplantSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈɛɡplænt
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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noun
USCanada
Egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow
“Slice the eggplant into rounds and brush them with olive oil.”
Hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable
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A dark purple color, like that of the skin of this fruit.
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A 180 backside rotated invert in which the front hand is planted on the lip of the halfpipe wall.
USCanadaAustraliaNew ZealandPhilippines
The plant Solanum melongena or its edible fruit; an aubergine.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B1 · Intermediate
- Frequency
- Uncommon
Word Aura™
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This meaning: Egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow
Used this way, eggplant is a common word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
“Slice the eggplant into rounds and brush them with olive oil.”
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Nearby words
- solanum melongena , rarer, so it draws attention
- aubergine , used mainly in Regional English
- brinjal , rarer, so it draws attention
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Hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable.
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Sense: egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white
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