marmite

A noun referring to a large pot, especially one with legs, used for cooking soup or other dishes.

• 🇫🇷Grand récipient utilisé pour cuire des aliments, en particulier un chaudron ou une grande casserole, souvent muni de pieds, servant à préparer soupes ou autres plats.

1. Soup cooked in a large pot C1 formal british

   A type of soup that is prepared in a large, often traditional, cooking vessel.

   • The chef prepared a hearty marmite for the winter festival.
   • They served a traditional marmite at the village gathering.
   • The recipe for this marmite has been passed down for generations.

   🇫🇷Soupe en marmite

2. Large cooking pot C1 formal british

   A large pot, often with legs, used for cooking soups, stews, or other dishes over a fire.

   • The marmite was placed over the open fire to simmer.
   • She stirred the stew in the iron marmite carefully.
   • The antique marmite was used for cooking at the historical reenactment.

   🇫🇷Grande marmite

   Synonymes: cauldronkettlepotstockpot

• marmites plural form
• marmites' possessive plural form
• marmite's possessive singular form