nouninformal
a vegetable, especially in informal speech
We need more veggies with dinner.
She chopped the veggies for the soup.
Common phrases & grammar
fresh veggies · raw veggies · cooked veggies
eat + veggies
some + veggies
American English
How to pronounce veggie
noun · adjectiveB1
VEHjee
/ˈvɛ.ʤi/
2 syllables · Stress the first syllable.
a vegetable, especially in informal speech
Practice out loudMeanings & examples
adjectiveinformal
made mainly from vegetables
I bought a veggie tray for the party.
This veggie soup is easy to make.
Common phrases & grammar
veggie tray · veggie mix · veggie snacks
a + veggie + noun
nouninformal
a person who does not eat meat
My sister is a veggie.
The restaurant has a menu for veggies.
Good to know
Say vegetarian, not veggie, in formal writing.
Common phrases & grammar
be + a + veggie
adjectiveinformal
not containing meat and suitable for vegetarians
He ordered a veggie burger.
Do you have a veggie option?
Common phrases & grammar
veggie burger · veggie sausage · veggie option · veggie sandwich
a + veggie + noun
Useful expressions
to eat the vegetables that you should eat; often said to children
Eat your veggies before you have dessert.
to become vegetarian
She went veggie last year.
Related words & forms
The plural is veggies, not veggys.