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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mar•mite (mär′mīt, mär mēt′),USA pronunciation n. - Fooda metal or earthenware cooking pot with a cover, usually large and often having legs.
- French, Middle French, apparently equivalent. to mar(m)-, base of marmotter to mutter, murmur (see marmot) + mite expressive word for a cat; probably origin, 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
- 1795–1805
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: marmite /ˈmɑːmaɪt/ n - a large cooking pot
Etymology: from French: pot Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Marmite /ˈmɑːmaɪt/ n - trademark Brit a yeast and vegetable extract used as a spread, flavouring, etc
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