eggplant

English

noun
Definitions
  • (North America) The plant Solanum melongena.
  • (North America) The edible fruit of the Solanum melongena: an aubergine.
  • (North America) A dark purple color, like that of the skin of this fruit.
  • (US) A black person (used mainly by Italian-Americans).
  • (snowboarding) A 180 backside rotated invert in which the front hand is planted on the lip of the halfpipe wall

Etymology

Compound from English egg (incite, encourage) + English plant (set firmly, sole, place).

Origin

English

plant

Gloss

set firmly, sole, place

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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