marmite

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From French marmite.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈmɑ:maɪt/ (or as French, below)

[edit] Noun

marmite (plural marmites)

1. A rounded earthenware cooking pot.

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

Probably originally a name for a cat, from the onomatopoetic base mar- ‘murmur, meow’.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /maʀmit/, SAMPA: /maRmit/

[edit] Noun

marmite f. (plural marmites)

1. pot, cooking-pot, marmite
2. (military slang) (heavy) shell