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brown jolly

brown jolly noun: an aubergine, an eggplant.

Noun

brown jolly (uncountable)

  1. (Caribbean, dated) An aubergine, an eggplant.

Origin of brown jolly

A Hobson-Jobson for brinjal.

Questions about brown jolly

What does brown jolly mean?
Brown jolly means an aubergine, an eggplant.
What part of speech is brown jolly?
Brown jolly is a noun.

Words near brown jolly in the dictionary

  1. brown inca
  2. brown incas
  3. brown job
  4. brown jobs
  5. brown joke
  6. brown jolly
  7. brown king crab
  8. brown king crabs
  9. brown kingfisher
  10. brown kingfishers
  11. brown lacewing

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