eggplant

== English == === Alternative forms === egg-plant === Etymology === From egg +‎ plant, originally applied only to the white-colored, egg-shaped variety. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛɡ.plænt/, /-plɑːnt/ === Noun === eggplant (countable and uncountable, plural eggplants) (US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Philippines) The plant Solanum melongena or its edible fruit; an aubergine. Synonyms: (UK, Ireland) aubergine, (India, Malaysia, Singapore) brinjal, (India) baingan, (Caribbean, dated) brown jolly, (India, Trinidad and Tobago) baigan, (India, Trinidad and Tobago) bhaigan, (India) bangun, (Caribbean) melongene (US, Canada) A dark purple color, like that of the skin of this fruit. (US, slang, derogatory, offensive) A black person; used mainly by Italian-Americans. (skateboarding, snowboarding) A 180 backside rotated invert in which the front hand is planted on the lip of the halfpipe wall. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === 🍆 === Further reading === “eggplant n.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present “eggplant”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “eggplant”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.