au ‧ ber ‧ gine /ˈəʊbəʒiːn $ ˈoʊbər-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable] British English
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: aubergine 'eggplant' (18-21 centuries) , from French , from Catalan alberginia , from Arabic al-badhinjan 'the eggplant' , from Persian badingan ]
a large dark purple vegetable SYN eggplant American English