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Definition of eggplant noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

picture of an aubergine

eggplant

noun

eggplant pronunciation English

ˈeɡplɑːnt

eggplant pronunciation American

ˈeɡplænt

(North American English) (British English aubergine) [countable, uncountable]

a vegetable with shiny dark purple skin and soft white flesh