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Aubergine vs Zucchini - What's the difference?

aubergine | zucchini |

As nouns the difference between aubergine and zucchini

is that aubergine is an Asian plant, Solanum melongena, cultivated for its edible purple, green, or white ovoid fruit while zucchini is a courgette; a variety of squash, Cucurbita pepo, which bears edible fruit.

aubergine

English

(wikipedia aubergine)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (British) an Asian plant, Solanum melongena , cultivated for its edible purple, green, or white ovoid fruit
  • (British) the fruit of this plant, eaten as a vegetable
  • a dark purple colour; eggplant.

    • Synonyms

    * see the list in the entry eggplant

    zucchini

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (Australian, Canadian, New Zealand, US) A courgette; a variety of squash, Cucurbita pepo , which bears edible fruit.
  • (Australian, Canadian, New Zealand, US) The edible fruit of this variety of squash.

    • Synonyms

    * courgette , zuke (qualifier)

    Related terms

    * zucchetto

    External links

    * ("zucchini" on Wikipedia) ----