Meanings
nounEthiopian nightshade (uncountable)
- uncountableA plant of the species Solanum aethiopicum, of tropical and subtropical Africa and Asia, used for food and ornament.
Synonyms: bitter tomato, Ethiopian eggplant, garden egg, mock tomato, pumpkin-on-a-stick, scarlet eggplant
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA plant of the species Solanum aethiopicum, of tropical and subtropical Africa and Asia, used for food and ornament.
Translations
Arabic بَاذِنْجَان أَفْرِيقِيّ, حَدَق أَثْيُوبِيّ
- بَاذِنْجَان أَفْرِيقِيّ (bāḏinjān ʔafrīqiyy)Solanum aethiopicum
- حَدَق أَثْيُوبِيّ (ḥadaq ʔaṯyūbiyy)Solanum aethiopicum
Finnish etiopianmunakoiso
- etiopianmunakoisoSolanum aethiopicum
German äthiopische Eierfrucht, afrikanische Eierfrucht
- äthiopische EierfruchtSolanum aethiopicum
- afrikanische EierfruchtSolanum aethiopicum
- afrikanische AubergineSolanum aethiopicum
Polish bakłażan etiopski
- bakłażan etiopskiSolanum aethiopicum
Portuguese jiloeiro
- jiloeiroSolanum aethiopicum
Russian паслён эфио́пский
- паслён эфио́пский (pasljón efiópskij)Solanum aethiopicum
Spanish berenjena etíope, berenjena africana
- berenjena etíopeSolanum aethiopicum
- berenjena africanaSolanum aethiopicum
Swedish afrikansk vildaubergine
- afrikansk vildaubergineSolanum aethiopicum
Cite this entry
APA
Ethiopian nightshade. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ethiopian%20nightshade
MLA
“Ethiopian nightshade.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ethiopian%20nightshade. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ethiopian nightshade,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ethiopian%20nightshade.
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