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veg

veg

14 7.9
A part of a plant that people eat, for example carrots and peas
  • noun
  • /vɛg/
  • UK
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  • I always include a lot of veg in my salads for extra nutrients.
  • meat and veg
  • veg diet
  • veg-friendly

They grow their own fruit and veg using, let's face it, human poo.

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Examples

  • If you like some veg in your diet then start with keto.

  • So I'm just frying up some chicken and veg for lunch.

  • Maybe it's an English thing, but a lot of people grow their own veg now in the UK.

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  • My guy's standing there with the fruit and veg out as you do.

  • So yeah, lots of fruit and veg ready to get into this body.

  • Keeping up with the fruit and veg?

  • - Do you want to prep the veg?

  • The organic veg deliveries each week are keeping me on my toes!

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  • So they did all of the chicken and veg in a frying pan for me.

  • Roast chicken, pies and then some veg and some mash.

Synonyms

vegetable
vsveg
545 1.0

A plant or plant part eaten as food, usually not sweet

is the informal word used instead of the neutral term
veggie
vsveg
  • Informal
43 3.0

A plant food like a carrot or lettuce that you eat

excludes sweet fruits and seeds and focuses on other plant parts

Surface Forms

veg singular
vegs plural

Etymology

Veg is a short, informal form of vegetable, which comes from an old Latin word meaning 'to grow'. So think of veg as the growing parts of plants we eat.