eggplant

Signification

1. The plant Solanum melongena.
2. The edible fruit of the Solanum melongena: an aubergine.
3. A dark purple color, like that of the skin of this fruit.
4. (slang) A black person (used mainly by Italian-Americans).
5. A 180 backside rotated invert in which the front hand is planted on the lip of the halfpipe wall

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈɛɡ.plænt/

Étymologie

From egg + plant, originally applied only to the white-colored, egg-shaped variety.