plural veg
chiefly British

Examples of veg in a Sentence

Would you like some veg?
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Get the recipe > Japchae (Stir-Fried Glass Noodles) Toss slippery sweet potato noodles with soy sauce, crunchy veg, and tender, juicy beef to make this crowd-pleasing Korean party dish. Megan Zhang, Saveur, 16 Jan. 2025 Trips to Sainsbury’s supermarket with a Colombian central defender to discuss fruit and veg come later. Stuart James, The Athletic, 5 Feb. 2025 Neighboring Colorado was in second place, with the lowest rates of overweight or obesity in the U.S. and high levels of fruit and veg consumption, low levels of diabetes and other chronic health conditions, and low levels of food insecurity. Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025 Indeed, research has directly linked high fruit and veg intake with a lower risk of colorectal, breast, and lung cancers, and emerging evidence suggests a plant-heavy diet can cut your risks of stomach, mouth, throat, and esophagus cancers, too. Erica Sloan, SELF, 23 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for veg

Word History

Etymology

by shortening

First Known Use

1918, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of veg was in 1918

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“Veg.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/veg. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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