veggie
/ˈvɛd͡ʒi/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.26 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Vegetable-like, vegetal.
Example Sentences
- "There was lots of rice, at least 20 different "veggies" and all kinds of soups."
- "and eight small dishes of 'veggies,' as we have taught our children lovingly to term that important item of food known as vegetables."
- "Vegetarian/vegan meals at most colleges are only pretty average. They have a long way to go to provide nutritionally adequate and tasty food for veggies."
- "One place was too crowded last time, another too expensive, a third she liked but he thought too "veggie.""
- "Diet for a Small Planet was also popular at the time, but it was a little too 'veggie,' a little too new for some people."
- "The main courses are heavy on beans and may be too veggie for the typical meat eater to swallow but side dishes are less exotic and just as healthy ..."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Suffix: -ie