raw vegetable
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- noun
- /rɔː ˈvɛdʒtəbl/
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vegetal crudo
- A basket of raw vegetables and a pot of picante treacle with fresh papaya graced the table between the candles.
- eat raw vegetables
- raw vegetables and fruit
- raw vegetables with dip
So the main difference between eating cooked vegetables and raw vegetables or raw fruits are the enzyme contents.
- So the main difference between eating cooked vegetables and raw vegetables or raw fruits are the enzyme contents.
Examples
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More than half of the menus from Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, and Wyoming used some combination of lettuce and other raw vegetables, sometimes with detailed lists of ingredients and specific salad dressings.
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Other popular salad formats included raw vegetables (14 percent) either singly, as in sliced tomatoes or marinated cucumbers, or grouped on a tray.
Academic text (2003) -
I personally don't really like raw vegetables enough to serve them at dinner.
Blog text (28) -
Although there were a few dissenting views, most student focus group participants said they would only eat the raw vegetables with dip.
Academic text (2011) -
I liked the cauliflower hummus recipe; it makes a great dip for raw vegetables.
Blog text (33) -
Chaz and Millie buy raw vegetables, steam them a little, and put them into a juicer.
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Women in France are asked not to eat any raw vegetables while pregnant—no salads for them.
Blog text (25) -
Carrot and celery sticks, as well as other raw vegetables, are good snack foods.
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Serve this colorful hummus with raw vegetables, such as carrot or celery sticks, red bell pepper, cucumber, or broccoli.
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Dinner now consists mostly of raw vegetables along with some broiled fish.
Synonyms
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Raw vegetables or salad that seem boring and not filling
How Cooked
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a vegetable that has not been cooked' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'raw' (uncooked/unprocessed) with 'vegetable' (plant food). This adjective + noun compositional pattern is common across languages and follows standard English modification, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
Raw vegetable comes from a simple idea: a vegetable that is raw, or 'not cooked'. Imagine biting a fresh carrot straight from the garden; that's why the phrase means a vegetable eaten in its natural, 'not cooked' state.