aubergine
- n hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable
- n egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow
- Pickup Truck: bakkie (South Africa), ute (Australia), utility vehicle (New Zealand) Eggplant: aubergine (Britain), bhaigan (Caribbean) Bubba: Norm (Australia), Hoser (Canada).
- Some swanky touches: brand-new pillow-top beds with white duvets, headboards inlaid with backlit photos, flat-screen TVs in every room, ceilings painted aubergine, LED lights .
- The monk sat cross-legged in the Manhattan hotel room in augbergine robes on an aubergine prayer mat, a thermos of tea, his reading glasses and a book, Mindfulness in the .