Pronunciation guide
How to pronounce vegetable
VEJ-tuh-bul - three syllables, stress on the 1st
US/ˈvɛdʒ.tə.bəl/
vɛdʒtəbəl
UK/ˈvɛdʒ.tə.bəl/
vɛdʒtəbəl
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Common mistake
It is three syllables, not four - 'VEJ-tuh-bul', not 'VEJ-uh-tuh-bul'.
What “vegetable” means
A plant raised for some edible part of it, such as the leaves, roots, fruit or flowers, but excluding any plant considered to be a fruit, grain, herb, or spice in the culinary sense.
The edible part of such a plant.
In a sentence
- Carrots, spinach, and beans are among the vegetables she grows.
- He always leaves the vegetables on his plate.
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