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While sold out in the two-piece set, the three-piece set is still available in a vibrant aubergine and both are available in fuchsia.—Kelsey Fredricks, Travel + Leisure, 1 Dec. 2024 The bows danced as the models walked down the runway during the collection’s show at the Prada Foundation in Milan in tone-on-tone aubergine and baby pink iterations styled with black knee-high boots.—Romany Williams, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024 The chef's katsu curry, with panko aubergine, roquito pepper pearls and crispy onions, is packed full of flavour – and don't leave without trying the family-sized, award-winning sticky toffee pudding.—Hollie Clemence, The Week Uk, theweek, 9 Sep. 2024 The dish to order: The aubergine melt, on rye with globs of gruyère cheese, yellow tomato jam and Calabrian chili.—Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for aubergine
Word History
Etymology
French, from Catalan albergínia, from Arabic al-bādhinjān the eggplant, ultimately from Middle Indo-Aryan *vātiñjaṇa-, vātiṅgaṇa-
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