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单词 Vegemite
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Definition of Vegemite in English:

Vegemite

noun ˈvɛdʒɪmʌɪt
mass nounAustralian, NZ trademark
  • A type of savoury spread made from concentrated yeast extract.

    〈澳/新西兰〉〈商标〉维洁麦素开胃涂抹料

    Example sentencesExamples
    • One food remains an Australian tradition - a black spread called Vegemite.
    • Walker ran an Australia-wide competition to officially name his spread, the winning name was Vegemite and in 1923 Vegemite first graced grocers shelves.
    • I had to have apricot jam because we were out of Vegemite!
    • In 1908, it became the Australian distributor of Marmite, a vegetable extract which became extremely popular and spawned an even more famous imitator in the 1920s, Vegemite.
    • The last thing I ate was a piece of wholegrain toast with Vegemite.

Origin

1920s: from vegetable, on the pattern of Marmite.

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