Word: Marmitegate
Part of speech: Proper noun
Syllables: mar
mi
te
gate
Definition: Proper noun~ A 2016 controversy in which Marmite and related products had their prices increased by the manufacturer, blamed on a fall in the pound after Brexit, and leading to the temporary withdrawal of those products from Tesco supermarkets.
Morphemes:
Affix: Marmite
Language: en
PoS: Proper noun
Meaning: Proper noun~ A brand of sticky, dark brown, strongly flavoured spread based on a yeast extract (a by-product of beer brewing), eaten on toast, in sandwiches, etc.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: marmotter
Language: fro
Decoded: marmotter
Meaning: to mutter
Affix: mite
Language: fro
Decoded: mite
Meaning: cat
Affix: -gate
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Combined with keywords to form the names of scandals.