From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishveggieveg‧gie1 /ˈvedʒi/ noun [countable] 1 DFRPa vegetarian2 American English a vegetable fresh veggies
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veggie• The animals and veggies still were judged according to the strictest standards of individual achievement.• The Little Sprouts sneak out of the house with some extra veggies.• Great for veggies and meat-eaters alike.• The veggies were cooked to perfection, with no distracting crunchiness to contend with, and the flavors blended together gloriously.veggieveggie2 adjective informal veggie food is made using vegetables, nuts, beans etc rather than meat or fish veggie lasagne and chipsExamples from the Corpus
veggie• Feeling a bit of a jape coming on, they went in and ordered a veggie omelette.• Princes has introduced a new veggie range of spreads and pates.Origin veggie1 (1900-2000) vegetable