Phonetics For Pronouncing 'Aubergine'?
aubergines
oh/behrzheen
'Aubergine, aubergines' *(f) is French for 'aubergine, aubergines', also known as 'eggplant'. In French the singular and plural forms of the word are pronounced identically. In France, female traffic wardens may also be colloquially referred to as 'aubergines'.
To avoid any confusion, an 'auberge' is an 'inn' in French, and an 'aubergiste' is an 'inn-keeper'.
The Italian word for aubergine is melanzana, and the Spanish is berenjena.
