aubergine
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hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetabletype of:herbe, plante herbacéea plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
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egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellowtype of:solanacéeany of several fruits of plants of the family Solanaceae; especially of the genera Solanum, Capsicum, and Lycopersicon
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Most words come to us from the English language's Germanic roots, as well as a lot of Latin, French, and Ancient Greek. There are, however, many English words that are actually derived from Arabic. Most of these have to do with chemistry, astronomy or mathematics — but here's a list of words derived from Arabic to do with food and drink. The words in this list mainly reach English through Portuguese and Spanish, as Iberia was under the control of Arabic people from 710–1492 CE. As the Portuguese and Spanish were in such close proximity to Arabic on a daily basis, many of the food and drink items featured here were first introduced to them, before they passed them on to the rest of Europe.