From AUBERGINE to EGGPLANT

Wed, July 1, 2026
AUBERGINE
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Clues, out of order

AUBERGINE ________, nada, zilch
A AUBERGINE is from ________
Bird that rhymes with AUBERGINE
Classic cocktail that is mostly AUBERGINE
Drop the last letter from AUBERGINE to get a male name
Fruit that is suspiciously not an AUBERGINE (but some varieties look like one)
Insert a letter into AUBERGINE to get an alien
It's one past AUBERGINE
Liquor found inside AUBERGINE
AUBERGINE to the Greeks

About this Raddle

Eggplants (or “aubergines” in UK) contain the highest natural nicotine levels of any vegetable.

Theme: British to American

250 years ago, America cleaved itself from the British empire. Many things have changed in the intervening years, including our terms for certain foods. For this American Independence Day (July 4th), here are six pairs of names for the same thing.