Origin: 1800-1900 aubergine eggplant (18-21 centuries), from French, from Catalan alberginia, from Arabic al-badhinjan the eggplant
a very dark purple color [Origin: 1800–1900 aubergine eggplant (18–21 centuries), from French, from Catalan alberginia, from Arabic al-badhinjan the eggplant]—aubergine adjective