veggie

American  

[vej-ee] / ˈvɛdʒ i /

Or vegie

noun

Informal.

1. a vegetable.

2. a vegetarian.

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veggie British  

/ ˈvɛdʒɪ /

noun

1. an informal word for vegetarian

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Etymology

Origin of veggie

1965–70; by shortening; -ie

Example Sentences

There is a custom-made warmer for meals, with beef brisket and veggie quiche on the menu.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

EU member states and lawmakers agreed Thursday to ban using meat-related terms such as "steak" and "bacon" to market plant-based foods -- but spared veggie "burgers" and "sausage".

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

The BBC skidded optimistically along to a pickup spot at the city's de-commissioned airfield, Tempelhofer Feld, but there were no veggie sacks to be seen.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

The good grocery store can handle your pre-dinner snack spread far more gracefully than a last-minute veggie tray.

From Salon • Nov. 25, 2025

There were milkshakes, lemonade, sweetgrass tea, NDN tacos, bison burgers, elk stew and cornbread, fries, veggie roast, edamame with wild rice, and so much more.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith