Kalmar "kwan lambu" na iya samun ma'anoni daban-daban dangane da mahallin. Ga fassarori guda biyu masu yiwuwa: Kwai a matsayin Shuka: A wasu yankuna, musamman a yammacin Afirka, ana amfani da kalmar "kwan lambu" don komawa ga wani nau'i na musamman. eggplant (Solanum melongena) wanda yake karami kuma yawanci zagaye ko oval a siffarsa. Ana kuma san shi da wasu sunaye kamar "aubergine" ko "kwai." Kwanin lambu yawanci purple ko fari kuma ana noma shi azaman kayan lambu don dalilai na dafa abinci. Yawancin lokaci ana amfani da shi a cikin jita-jita daban-daban, gami da stews, miya, da miya. kwai" ana iya amfani dashi a baki don komawa ga tumatir. Wannan amfani ya zama ruwan dare gama gari a cikin Turancin Najeriya kuma ƙila ba za a iya gane shi sosai ko kuma a yi amfani da shi ba a wasu yankuna masu magana da Ingilishi. ya danganta da yankin yanki da yanayin al'adu.