Words / B1

OHB-uh-zheen/ˈəʊbəʒiːn/

An aubergine is a shiny purple vegetable (UK; US eggplant). A courgette is green and narrower; a pepper is a different vegetable. Canteens: aubergine on the vegetarian option still needs the allergen card.

Meaning

A shiny purple vegetable (UK; US eggplant).

Examples

• “Aubergine is on the vegetarian option; mark the allergen card.”
• “Aubergine in food tech is the vegetable; it is not a colour name on the paint chart.”

Good to know

an aubergine (UK). US: an eggplant. Contrast: a courgette. Canteens / food tech. Countable vegetables. Mix-up: orange is a colour and a fruit; aubergine as a colour is rarer in B1.

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