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aubergine

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aubergine
1. a tropical Old World solanaceous plant, Solanum melongena, widely cultivated for its egg-shaped typically dark purple fruit
2. the fruit of this plant, which is cooked and eaten as a vegetable
3. a dark purple colour

(jargon)aubergine - A secret term used to refer to computers in the presence of computerphobic third parties.


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The team's first restaurant adventure was Aubergine in Newport Beach, since sold, and Troquet in South Coast Plaza, recently closed.
A bunch of high-end eateries have fallen by the wayside in recent months, among them the Four Oaks in BelAir, Citrine in West Hollywood, Granita in Malibu and Aubergine in Newport Beach.
Eggplant, or aubergine, did not originate in a field of parmigiana but rather in the woks of Asia.
 
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