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How to pronounce vegetable

noun · adjectiveA1Common word
VEHJtuhbl

/ˈvɛʤ.tə.bl̩/

3 syllables · Stress the first syllable.

a plant or part of a plant that people eat as food

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Meanings & examples

noun

a plant or part of a plant that people eat as food

We eat vegetables with dinner.

This soup has three vegetables in it.

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For vegetables in general, use the plural vegetables, not vegetable.

Common phrases & grammar

fresh vegetables · eat vegetables · cook vegetables · a serving of vegetables

a + vegetable

eat + vegetables

adjective

made from plants, especially for food or cooking

I bought vegetable oil.

They serve vegetable soup at lunch.

Common phrases & grammar

vegetable oil · vegetable soup · vegetable protein

vegetable + noun

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