brinjal

brinjal

(ˈbrɪndʒəl) n (Plants) (in India and Africa) another name for aubergine[C17: from Portuguese berinjela, from Arabic; see aubergine]

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brinjal - hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetableeggplant bush, garden egg, mad apple, Solanum melongena, aubergine, eggplanteggplant, mad apple, aubergine - egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellowherb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pestsgenus Solanum, Solanum - type genus of the Solanaceae: nightshade; potato; eggplant; bittersweet

Translations

茄子

brinjal

(ˈbrinjaːl) noun the green or purple fruit of the eggplant used as a vegetable. 茄子 茄子