Veggie: meaning, definitions and examples

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veggie

 

[ ˈvɛdʒi ]

Noun
Context #1 | Noun

food

A vegetable. A plant or part of a plant used as food, typically as accompaniment to meat or fish.

Synonyms

greens, produce, vegetable

Examples of usage

  • I try to eat more veggies to stay healthy.
  • She loves to cook with fresh veggies.

Translations

Translations of the word "veggie" in other languages:

🇵🇹 vegetal

🇮🇳 सब्जी (sabzi)

🇩🇪 Gemüse

🇮🇩 sayur

🇺🇦 овоч

🇵🇱 warzywo

🇯🇵 野菜 (yasai)

🇫🇷 légume

🇪🇸 verdura

🇹🇷 sebze

🇰🇷 채소 (chaeso)

🇸🇦 خضار (khudar)

🇨🇿 zelenina

🇸🇰 zelenina

🇨🇳 蔬菜 (shūcài)

🇸🇮 zelenjava

🇮🇸 grænmeti

🇰🇿 көкөніс (kökönis)

🇬🇪 ბოსტნეული (bostneuli)

🇦🇿 tərəvəz

🇲🇽 verdura

Word origin

The term 'veggie' is a shortened form of 'vegetable', which originated from the Latin word 'vegetabilis', meaning 'animating' or 'enlivening'. The use of 'veggie' to refer to vegetables as food has become popular in modern times due to the growing interest in vegetarian and plant-based diets.

Word Frequency Rank

This word's position of #33,881 indicates it's among the more rare English words. While understanding it broadens your vocabulary, focus on more common words first.