noun · Food & Drink

eggplant

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The meaning (definition) of the word eggplant

a big shiny purple vegetable

The word eggplant used in a sentence

“Dad made a yummy dish with eggplant and tomatoes.”

The plural of the word eggplant

eggplants

How the word eggplant is said around the world

Frenchaubergine (oh-ber-ZHEEN)
Spanishberenjena (bay-rayng-KHAY-nah)
Mandarin茄子 (chyay dzee)
Hindiबैंगन (BEN-guhn)
Arabicباذنجان (BAH-theen-jahn)
Russianбаклажан (buk-lah-ZHAHN)
Portuguese (EU)beringela (bay-reeng-ZHE-luh)
Portuguese (BR)beringela (bay-reeng-ZHE-la)
Japaneseナス (NAH-su)
GermanAubergine (oh-ber-ZHEE-nuh)
Urduبینگن (BAY-nuh-guhn)
Punjabiਬੈਂਗਣ (BAIN-gan)
Korean가지 (GAH-jee)
Hebrewחָצִיל (KHAH-tseeyl)
Greekμελιτζάνα (may-lee-DZAH-nah)
Dutchaubergine (uuu-buhr-GHEE-nuh)
Tagalogtalong (TAH-lohng)
Vietnamesecà tím (kah TEE-urm)
Turkishpatlıcan (paht-lu-JAHN)
Persianبادمجان (bah-DAYM-jahn)
Polishbakłażan (bahk-WAH-zhahn)
Ukrainianбаклажан (bahk-LAH-zhahn)
Bengaliবেগুন (BAY-goon)
Swedishaubergine (oh-behr-SHEE-neh)
Italianmelanzana (may-lahng-DZAH-nah)

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