aubergine

English - Turkish

Definition of aubergine in English Turkish dictionary

(isim) patlıcan

i., İng. patlıcan

(Botanik, Bitkibilim,Gıda) patlıcan

Related Terms

aubergine jam

(Gıda) patlıcan reçeli

aubergine puree

patlıcan salatası

fried aubergine slices

(Gıda) patlıcan kızartması

chicken with aubergine puree

(Gıda) beğendili tavuk

English - English

Definition of aubergine in English English dictionary

the fruit of this plant, eaten as a vegetable

a dark purple colour; eggplant

aubergine colour:.

an Asian plant, Solanum melongena, cultivated for its edible purple, green, or white ovoid fruit

Purple, vaguely egg shaped vegetable In the US called eggplant Another (Indian) word for eggplant or aubergine is brinjal

egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow

a dark purple colour

{i} plant of East Indian origin that bears an edible fruit; egg-shaped fruit of the eggplant that is eaten as a vegetable and is usually a dark purple color (British)

French for Eggplant

Purple fruit, used as a vegetable Also known as an eggplant

Eggplant

An aubergine is a vegetable with a smooth, dark purple skin

hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable

The North American word for aubergine is eggplant While there are many varieties grown in Asian, the term Chinese eggplant refers to the narrow, purple variety that can be streaked with white (it looks somewhat like a purple zucchini) Interestingly, Asian recipes don't normally call for eggplant to be salted and degorged, as is the custom in western and European cooking *Back to the Asian Culinary Dictionary An ever-growing index of Asian ingredients and cooking terms, from Abalone to Wood Ears

Related Terms

aubergines

plural of aubergine

Hyphenation

au·ber·gine

Synonyms

brinjal, eggplant, melongene

Etymology

() French, from Catalan albergínia, from Arabic الباذِنْجان (al-baðinjān), the eggplant, from Persian بادنگان (bâdengân), from باتنگان (bâtengân), from Sanskrit वातिगगम (vātiga-gama, “eggplant”).