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  marmite

  noun

  a metal or earthenware cooking pot with a cover, usually large and often having legs.
• Marmite
  Marmite

  noun

  a yeast and vegetable extract used as a spread, flavouring, etc

marmite

American  

[mahr-mahyt, mahr-meet] / ˈmɑr maɪt, mɑrˈmit /

noun

1. a metal or earthenware cooking pot with a cover, usually large and often having legs.

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marmite ¹ British  

/ ˈmɑːmaɪt /

noun

1. a large cooking pot

2. soup cooked in such a pot

3. an individual covered casserole for serving soup

4. military a container used to bring food to troops in the field

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Marmite ² British  

/ ˈmɑːmaɪt /

noun

1. a yeast and vegetable extract used as a spread, flavouring, etc

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Etymology

Origin of marmite

1795–1805; < French, Middle French, apparently equivalent to mar ( m )-, base of marmotter to mutter, murmur ( see marmot) + mite expressive word for a cat; probably originally a jocular or nursery word, a deep, covered pot being thought of as secretive and hence catlike in comparison to an open pan; compare Old French marmite hypocritical

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Example Sentences

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Stir in the butter and marmite, adding a little of the pasta water to loosen if need be.

From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2023

“Boris Johnson was a marmite politician” said David Simmonds, a Conservative lawmaker in the neighboring area of Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner, referring to a salty, yeasty paste that Britons tend to either love or hate.

From New York Times ● Jul. 18, 2023

Fellow journalist and Talk TV broadcaster Julia Hartley-Brewer describes Ms Oakeshott as a "marmite journalist".

From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2023

A number of popular items, including marmite and cream cheese, have faced scarcities amid supply chain disruptions wrought by the coronavirus pandemic and extreme weather.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 8, 2022

Some of the vegetable extracts, such as Japanese soy and English marmite, are so similar in appearance and taste to the meat extracts as to make it quite difficult to detect any difference.

From Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 3: Soup; Meat; Poultry and Game; Fish and Shell Fish by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences

The thick, brown spread was invented in the Victorian capital of Melbourne more than a century ago as an alternative to the British spread Marmite.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

Other popular brands include Marmite yeast extract and Colman’s mustard.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 29, 2026

The British-Dutch company confirmed the news on Friday following media speculation that it had received an inbound offer for its “highly attractive” food unit, which includes brands such as Marmite, Knorr and Hellmann’s.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 20, 2026

The animals were captured using specially-designed traps filled with soft bedding and food, including oats, peanut butter, and Marmite -- which they find particularly delicious -- before being transferred to a footprint collection box.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 29, 2026

"What did I tell you?" whispered La Marmite to Jo Lagassé, who had joined the little crowd.

From Fort Amity by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch

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