🇺🇸 How to say

“vegetable” in English

vegetable
Illustration of "vegetable" in a English cultural setting
A vibrant farmers market stall piled high with fresh green broccoli, bright orange carrots, and deep purple eggplants, with a vendor arranging them neatly in wooden crates.

Usage note

A vegetable is a plant or part of a plant, like a carrot or broccoli, that is used as food.

Examples

  • I eat a vegetable every day.

    I eat a vegetable every day.

  • Carrots are my favorite vegetable.

    Carrots are my favorite vegetable.

  • She bought fresh vegetables.

    She bought fresh vegetables.

Quick check

What does "vegetable" mean?

  • A. vegetable
  • B. airplane
  • C. apple
  • D. bag

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