eggplant
eggplant meaning
A glossy purple aubergine. Its literal sense — a vegetable central to moussaka, baba ganoush, ratatouille and countless Italian dishes — is now almost entirely overshadowed by its notorious use as a phallic symbol, which has been its dominant meaning online for over a decade. Several platforms have restricted it in suggestive contexts.
Meaning
A glossy purple aubergine. Its literal sense — a vegetable central to moussaka, baba ganoush, ratatouille and countless Italian dishes — is now almost entirely overshadowed by its notorious use as a phallic symbol, which has been its dominant meaning online for over a decade. Several platforms have restricted it in suggestive contexts. If you genuinely mean the vegetable, expect to be misread, and consider saying so explicitly.
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How to use it
- Making baba ganoush tonight 🍆
- Aubergine parmigiana, actually the food 🍆
- Grilled with garlic and olive oil 🍆
How it looks
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| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | eiervrug |
| አማርኛ | ኤግፕላንት ፍሬ |
| العربية | باذنجان |
| অসমীয়া | বেঙেনা |
| azərbaycan | badımcan |
| башҡорт | баклажан |
| беларуская | баклажан |
| български | патладжан |
| বাংলা | বেগুন |
| bosanski | patlidžan |
| català | albergínia |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎤᏪᏥᎦᎪᏗ |
| čeština | lilek |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | паклачан |
| Cymraeg | ŵylyst |
| Deutsch | Aubergine |
| dolnoserbšćina | aubergina |
| Ελληνικά | μελιτζάνα |
| English | eggplant |
| español | berenjena |
| eesti | baklažaan |
| euskara | alberjinia |
| فارسی | بادمجان |
| suomi | munakoiso |
| Filipino | talong |
| føroyskt | aubergina |
| français | aubergine |
| Gaeilge | ubhthoradh |
| Gàidhlig | aubergine |
| galego | berenxena |
| ગુજરાતી | રીંગણ, શાક |
| Hausa | gauta |
| עברית | חציל |
| हिन्दी | बैंगन |
| hrvatski | patlidžan |
| hornjoserbšćina | aubergina |
| magyar | padlizsán |
| հայերեն | սմբուկ |
| Indonesia | terung |
| íslenska | eggaldin |
| italiano | melanzana |
| 日本語 | ナス |
| Jawa | terong |
| ქართული | ბადრიჯანი |
| қазақ тілі | баялды |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | بايالدى |
| ខ្មែរ | ត្រប់វែង |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಬದನೆಕಾಯಿ |
| 한국어 | 가지 |
| कोंकणी | वायंगें |
| кыргызча | баклажан |
| ລາວ | ໝາກເຂືອ |
| lietuvių | baklažanas |
| latviešu | baklažāns |
| македонски | модар патлиџан |
| മലയാളം | വഴുതന |
| монгол | хаш |
| मराठी | वांगी |
| Melayu | terung |
| မြန်မာ | ခရမ်းသီး |
| नेपाली | भ्यान्टा |
| Nederlands | aubergine |
| norsk | aubergine |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ବାଇଗଣ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਬੈਂਗਣ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Ẹ́gplant |
| polski | bakłażan |
| پښتو | توربانجان |
| português | berinjela |
| rumantsch | oberschina |
| română | vânătă |
| русский | баклажан |
| سنڌي | وانڱڻ |
| တႆး | မၢၵ်ႇၶိူဝ် |
| සිංහල | වම්බටු |
| slovenčina | baklažán |
| slovenščina | jajčevec |
| Soomaali | dhir ukun |
| shqip | patëllxhan |
| српски | пaтлиџaн |
| srpski | patlidžan |
| svenska | aubergine |
| Kiswahili | biringanya |
| தமிழ் | கத்தரிக்காய் |
| తెలుగు | వంగ చెట్టు |
| ไทย | มะเขือยาว |
| ትግርኛ | መለንዛና |
| türkmen dili | badamjan |
| lea fakatonga | paingani |
| Türkçe | patlıcan |
| українська | баклажан |
| اردو | بینگن |
| o‘zbek | baqlajon |
| Tiếng Việt | cà tím |
| Èdè Yorùbá | Igba |
| 粵語 | 茄子 |
| 粤语 | 茄子 |
| 中文 | 茄子 |
| 繁體中文 | 茄子 |
| isiZulu | ubrinjoli |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F346
- Emoji version
- 0.6
- Shortcodes
- :eggplant:
- Category
- Food & Drink
FAQ
- What does the eggplant emoji (🍆) mean?
- A glossy purple aubergine. Its literal sense — a vegetable central to moussaka, baba ganoush, ratatouille and countless Italian dishes — is now almost entirely overshadowed by its notorious use as a phallic symbol, which has been its dominant meaning online for over a decade. Several platforms have restricted it in suggestive contexts.
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- The eggplant emoji belongs to the Food & Drink category.