“I need an aubergine (US grocery).”
Usage Entry 1434 / 1605 60-second read
Eggplant vs. Aubergine
American name versus British (and French) name — same vegetable.
The comparisoni
“I need an eggplant (US grocery) — same vegetable. AUBERGINE in UK/Australian/French; EGGPLANT in US/Canada.”
The ruleii
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US = EGGPLANT. UK = AUBERGINE.
EGGPLANT (US) = AUBERGINE (UK, AU, FR). Early European cultivars were small and white — egg-shaped — hence the American name. Modern purple varieties are the exception, but the name stuck.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
Same vegetable.