marmite

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We caught a bus back to Elizabeth's apartment where we warmed up with tea and toast with marmite (which tastes like cold gravy, btw).

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  1. noun A large covered earthenware or metal cooking pot.
  2. noun A small covered earthenware casserole designed to hold an individual serving.
  3. noun A petite marmite.

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  • They are both "marmite" to coin one of my daughters phrases! —  Word Magazine - Comments
  • The Smart Car City model is the equivalent to marmite - you either love it or you hate it! —  PRWeb
  • • Controversy: Boris is the 'marmite' candidate - being the most likely of the top five to generate some form of opinion either way. —  Search Engine Watch Blog
  • Well I posted a few days ago asking if marmite is good for scratchy horses, and got good feedback so we will try it in the summer Was wondering myself, as got an itchy pone, but I think someone said they spread some on a slice of bread, so about as much as it takes to cover a slice perhaps!
  • LBP is like marmite, you either like it or don't, I for one will be watching very closely to see what MM do with this solid title. —  Computer And Video Games
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  1. French, from Old French, hypocritical, marmite (possibly because the food is hidden inside) : marm-, akin to marmouser, to murmur + mite, cat (of imitative origin).

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/mɑrˈmit/
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