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veggie [noun]

UK informal a vegetarian noun, US and Australian English informal a vegetable

US

/ˈvedʒ.i/

UK

/ˈvedʒ.i/

غیر رسمی vegetarian

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

veggie

I. veg‧gie¹ /ˈvedʒi/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Date: 1900-2000; Origin: vegetable]
1. a ↑vegetarian
2. American English a ↑vegetable:
fresh veggies

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

veggie

▪ I. veg·gie [veggie veggies] [ˈvedʒi] [ˈvedʒi] noun (informal)
1. (BrE) = vegetarian

• He's turned veggie (= become a vegetarian ).

2. (especially NAmE) = vegetable
Word Origin:

1970s: abbreviation.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

veggie / ˈvedʒ.i / noun [ C ] ( also veggy )

UK informal a vegetarian noun

US and Australian English informal a vegetable

Collins Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

veggie

[ve̱ʤi]
veggies
1) ADJ Veggie means the same as vegetarian. [mainly BRIT, INFORMAL]
  You can cook a cheap veggie chilli in 15 minutes...
  Going veggie can be tasty, easy and healthy too.
N-COUNT
A veggie is someone who is vegetarian.
2) N-COUNT: usu pl Veggies are plants such as cabbages, potatoes, and onions which you can cook and eat. [mainly AM, INFORMAL]
  ...well-balanced meals of fresh fruit and veggies, chicken, fish, pasta, and no red meat.(in BRIT, usually use veg)

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

veggie

veg·gie /ˈvɛʤi/ noun, pl -gies [count] informal
1 chiefly US : vegetable 1
• Eat your veggies.
• fresh veggies
2 chiefly Brit : vegetarian
• The restaurant is popular with veggies.