marmite

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From French marmite.

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  • IPA: /ˈmɑːmaɪt/

[edit] Noun

marmite (plural marmites)

  1. A rounded earthenware cooking pot.

"Firstly, is a stock pot. Secondly, French pot with lid similar to a casserole with two finger-grips on each side." (Reference "Le Repertoire De La Cuisine," Louis Saulnier)

[edit] French

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

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[edit] Noun

marmite f. (plural marmites)

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