veg
pronunciation
How to pronounce veg in British English:
UK [vedʒ]
How to pronounce veg in American English:
US [vedʒ]
Word Origin
- veg
- since 1898 as an abbreviation of vegetarian; 1918 of vegetable. As a verb, colloquially short for vegetate, by 1985 (usually with out).
Example
- 1. And here are the fruits ( and veg ) of their labour ......
- 2. Fruit and veg consumption levels were lowest in the north of england , where 18 % had five or more portions daily .
- 3. And if you 're lucky , they might let you eat some fruit or veg on the house .
- 4. Indeed , many of the health benefits of fruit and veg are ascribed to the ability of antioxidants to shield us from oxidative stress .
- 5. He added more work was needed to look at the development of plaques and confirm the protective effect of eating fruit and veg .