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noun ˈmɑːmʌɪtmɑːˈmiːt An earthenware cooking container. Example sentencesExamples - Heat the olive oil in the marmite, then drain the chick-peas again and add them.
- The evening meal was slowly cooking in a marmite suspended from a hook.
- The marmitako is a simple dish that fishermen used to cook in a marmite (a small cooking pot);reason for the name, marmitako.
- Place in a marmite, deep casserole or Dutch oven with a tight fitting lid. Then wrap the casserole completely in foil.
- A garniture of turnips, carrots and potatoes cut in a tournage are cooked in a marmite till tender and served with the beef and sauces.
Origin Early 19th century: French, from Old French marmite 'hypocritical', with reference to the hidden contents of the lidded pot, from marmotter 'to mutter' + mite 'cat'. noun ˈmɑːmʌɪt mass nountrademark in UK 1A dark savoury spread made from yeast extract and vegetable extract. Example sentencesExamples - What I have found in practice is that people who like to eat Marmite have symptoms that suggest they have too much yeast in their system.
- I always take Marmite and ketchup abroad; I can't travel without my Marmite.
- My mum used to love Marmite, but I couldn't even stand the smell.
- Many enjoy a bread spread called Marmite, a dark-colored yeast extract with a salty taste.
- They are moving away from the baked beans and Marmite sandwiches-era of old and are demanding far more adventurous fare from their campus canteens, says a new report.
- 1.1 Used in reference to something that tends to arouse strongly positive or negative reactions rather than indifference.
the styling is ‘Marmite’—some hate it, many love it a proper Marmite sitcom, which people are either utterly loving or totally despising Example sentencesExamples - Contact lenses are a Marmite issue, some people can deal with the hassle of poking yourself in the eye early in morning before a race, and some can't.
- He may have been dubbed 'comedy Marmite' but 639,000 fans flocked to see his show.
- He is a Marmite kind of Mayor.
- They are 'Marmite people'. Very little goes a long way.
- There is a possibility that they'll become the Marmite of Manchester's music scene and half of the local audience will find them impossible to love.
- Acknowledging that Art Brut are a marmite band, DiS declares itself in the pro-Art Brut camp with a 9/10 review.
Origin Early 20th century: from marmite. Definition of marmite in US English: marmitenounˈmɑrmaɪtˈmärmīt An earthenware cooking container. Example sentencesExamples - The marmitako is a simple dish that fishermen used to cook in a marmite (a small cooking pot);reason for the name, marmitako.
- The evening meal was slowly cooking in a marmite suspended from a hook.
- Heat the olive oil in the marmite, then drain the chick-peas again and add them.
- A garniture of turnips, carrots and potatoes cut in a tournage are cooked in a marmite till tender and served with the beef and sauces.
- Place in a marmite, deep casserole or Dutch oven with a tight fitting lid. Then wrap the casserole completely in foil.
Origin Early 19th century: French, from Old French marmite ‘hypocritical’, with reference to the hidden contents of the lidded pot, from marmotter ‘to mutter’ + mite ‘cat’. |