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aubergine

/ˈɔbɚˌdʒin/

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Keep the primary stress at the beginning.

Use three syllables, with a secondary beat on the final jeen. Use the soft j sound of jam for g and keep the middle r-colored vowel light.

3 syllables · Stress on syllable 1

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“The dish contains roasted aubergine.”

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What does aubergine mean?

noun

  1. An Asian plant, Solanum melongena, cultivated for its edible purple, green, or white ovoid fruit; eggplant.
  2. The fruit of this plant, eaten as a vegetable.
  3. A dark purple colour; eggplant.
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IPA pronunciation

/ˈɔbɚˌdʒin/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/ˈoʊ.bɚ.ʒin/
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