eggplant
- noun
- A2
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- American English only
A large vegetable with smooth shiny dark purple skin and soft pale flesh, always cooked before it is eaten.
She cut the eggplant into thick slices and grilled them.
Fresh eggplants should feel heavy and have shiny, firm skin.
We planted tomatoes, peppers and two eggplants in the garden.
The soup was made with roasted eggplant, garlic and olive oil.
Common collocations: grilled eggplant · roasted eggplant · slice an eggplant · eggplant parmesan · baby eggplant
Part of: Vegetables, Cooking
Forms
- plural
- eggplants