brin·jal
noun/ˈbrɪndʒl/
/ˈbrɪndʒl/
[countable, uncountable] (Indian English, South African English)- an aubergine (= a vegetable with shiny dark purple skin that is soft and white inside)
茄子 Word Originbased on Portuguese berinjela, from Arabic al-bād̲injān (based on Persian bādingān, from Sanskrit vātiṃgaṇa).