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eggplant

  • noun
  • /ˈɛɡ.plænt/

The plant Solanum melongena or its edible fruit; an aubergine.

Other meanings

  1. A 180 backside rotated invert in which the front hand is planted on the lip of the halfpipe wall.

  2. A dark purple color, like that of the skin of this fruit.

Example sentences

  • “I've got to do something with this eggplant.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
  • “It's healthier to cook with eggplant or mushrooms than imitation meat.”

    Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “eggplant” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.