veggie
veggie Lexical Profile
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• adjective
Relating to, made from, or suitable for a vegetarian diet, containing vegetables rather than meat.
"The diner offers a delicious veggie burger made from black beans, brown rice, and roasted peppers."
• noun
An informal term for a vegetable, especially when prepared or eaten as part of a meal (typically used in the plural).
"Parents often encourage young children to finish their veggies before having dessert."
An informal term for a vegetarian; a person who abstains from eating meat, fish, and poultry.
"Since half the guests at the dinner party are veggies, the host prepared a variety of plant-based dishes."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Coined in the late 19th century as a colloquial shortening of "vegetarian" (and later "vegetable") combined with the diminutive suffix "-ie".