Meaning
aubergine; eggplant
- a purple vegetable with soft flesh, used in cooking
In a sentence
Stasera cucino le melanzane al forno.
Tonight I'm cooking baked aubergines.
Ti piace la melanzana sulla pizza?
Do you like aubergine on pizza?
Non compro mai melanzane in inverno.
I never buy aubergines in winter.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| melanzana | feminine · singular |
| melanzane | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Usually feminine: la melanzana, le melanzane.
- In recipes, often plural: melanzane grigliate, melanzane al forno.
- English varies: British aubergine, American eggplant.