marmite

Etymology

From French marmite.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑːˌmaɪt/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑɹˌmaɪt/

Noun

marmite (plural marmites)

1. A rounded earthenware cooking pot.

Anagrams

• metiram

Etymology

From Old French marmite (“hypocritical”), referencing the hidden contents of the pot, from marmotter (“to mutter”) + mite (“cat”) (from the onomatopoetic base mar- ‘murmur, meow’).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maʁ.mit/

Noun

marmite f (plural marmites)

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

Further reading

• “marmite” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).