eggplant

Betekenis (Engels)

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

Concepten

aubergine

eierplant

eiervrucht

Synoniemen

aubergine

brinjal

mad apple

garden egg

eggplant bush

guinea squash

aubergine

egg-plant

Solanum melongena

brown jolly

African eggplant

aubergines

Asian eggplant

bitter

melongene

eggfruit

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈɛɡ.plænt/

Etymologie (Engels)

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