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Brinjal vs Cucumber - What's the difference?

brinjal | cucumber |

As nouns the difference between brinjal and cucumber

is that brinjal is (india|malaysia) an aubergine or eggplant while cucumber is a vine in the gourd family, cucumis sativus .

brinjal

English

Alternative forms

* brinjall * brinjaul

Noun

(en noun)
  • (India, Malaysia) An aubergine or eggplant.
  • *
  • Synonyms

    * see the list in the entry eggplant

    References

    * 1810 , , David Hopkins, A vocabulary, Persian, Arabic, and English: abridged from the quarto edition , page 87 * 1903 , , B.A. London: J. Murray, p. 115-116 * 2003 , “Three Pandits”. Learn Telugu through English in One Month 1st ed. page 63 * 2009 , Ranga Rao. Learn Kannada in 30 Days 27th ed. page 43

    cucumber

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A vine in the gourd family, Cucumis sativus .
  • The edible fruit of this plant, having a green rind and crisp white flesh.
  • Synonyms

    * cuke (informal)

    Derived terms

    * Armenian cucumber () * cool as a cucumber * exploding cucumber * squirting cucumber

    See also

    * courgette * gherkin * marrow * pickle * squash * zucchini