brinjal

1. (South Asia, Malaysia, South Africa, Singapore) An aubergine or eggplant.Examples: "Hindustan produces abundance of wheat, and throughout India the natives are plentifully supplied with vegetables and fruit; the brinjal, tomato, yam, carrot, radish, onion, garlic, spinach cabbage, nowkohl, cucumbers, and other gourds, may be mentioned among the former"Synonyms: the list at eggplantMalaysiaSingaporeSouth-AfricaSouth-Asia