vegemite
UK/ˈvɛ.d͡ʒɪ.maɪt/
More pronunciations (1)Fewer pronunciations
Australia/ˈve.d͡ʒiː.mɑɪt/
vegemite is the alternative letter-case form of Vegemite.
Proper noun capitalized: Vegemite
Vegemite
- An Australian food paste made from brewer's yeast.
- I said, "Do you speak-a my language?" / And he just smiled and gave me a Vegemite sandwich1980, Colin Hay, Ron Strykert, “Down Under”, performed by Men at Work
- This story introduces the reader to Australian food. A baby possum named Hush eats many kinds of food to become visible again after Grandma Poss uses magic to make him invisible. He even eats a vegemite sandwich.1998, Desiree Webber, Travel the Globe: Multicultural Story Times, page 5
Forms of vegemite
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | vegemites |
| Proper noun | |
| alternative form | vegemite |
Origin of vegemite
Named as a result of an Australian national competition. The name was chosen in part for its similarity to Marmite.
Words formed from vegemite
Questions about vegemite
- What does vegemite mean?
- Vegemite means an Australian food paste made from brewer's yeast.
- What is vegemite the alternative letter-case form of?
- Vegemite is the alternative letter-case form of Vegemite.
- What part of speech is vegemite?
- Vegemite is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce vegemite?
- Vegemite is pronounced /ˈve.d͡ʒiː.mɑɪt/ (Australia).
Words near vegemite in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: vegemite (page history and authors); Vegemite (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
Last updated:
Pronunciation audio from Wikimedia Commons, each file under its own free license: en-au-Vegemite.ogg.
Cite this entry: “vegemite.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/vegemite. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.