marmite
marmite Lexical Profile
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• noun
British (usually capitalized as a trademark) A dark, savory food spread made from yeast extract, widely eaten on toast in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth countries.
"She spread a thin layer of Marmite over her hot buttered toast for breakfast."
A large, covered earthenware or metal cooking pot used in French cuisine for preparing soups, stocks, and stews.
"The chef simmered the beef broth and vegetables in a deep ceramic marmite for several hours."
Word Nuance & Usage
When capitalized as 'Marmite', it refers to the trademarked British savory yeast extract spread (and by extension in British slang, something that polarizes opinion); in lowercase, it denotes the traditional French covered cooking pot shown on the spread's label.
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 17th century from French 'marmite', denoting a covered earthenware or metal cooking pot, of uncertain ultimate origin.