Aubergine : noun THEEggplant is a dark purple vegetable plant, native to India, cultivated for its fruits.
Red nose of a drunkard. Eggplant-colored nose; purplish face of the drunkard.
Bottle of Red wine.
Whip the eggplant: put a blow to the face and more particularly to the eye.
Former name of the female auxiliary of the Parisian police, dressed in an aubergine uniform.