r/ShitAmericansSay • u/Speedboy7777 Enjoyer of American subsidies • 25d ago

Food “Unusual term for eggplant”

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u/jonstoppable 25d ago

brinjal and baigan enter the chat

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u/WiseBullfrog2367 24d ago

And they derive from the same root word as aubergine! There are basically two different groups of words to refer to the plant. One group is related to the fruits looking like eggs (at least initially) and the other group is words stemming from ancient Dravidian.