No. 4,608 in Spanish
berenjena
Eggplant.
In a sentence
Compré una berenjena fresca en el mercado.
I bought a fresh eggplant at the market.
Here, 'berenjena' is used as a noun to denote the vegetable eggplant.
El color de esa pared es berenjena, muy elegante.
The color of that wall is eggplant, very elegant.
In this sentence, 'berenjena' is used as an adjective to describe a color tone resembling the color of the eggplant.
Mi abuela prepara un estofado de berenjena delicioso.
My grandmother makes a delicious eggplant stew.
Again, 'berenjena' is a noun, referring to the main vegetable ingredient in the dish.
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