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vegan¹
- /ˈviːɡən/
- /ˈveɪɡən/ nonstandard, rare
Sounds like vaguen, Vegan · Rhymes with -iːɡən, -eɪɡən
Where it comes from
Clipping of vegetarian or vegetable, 1944. Coined by English vegan activist Donald Watson of the Vegan Society and first used in the name of The Vegan News.
adjective
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Not containing animal products (meat, eggs, milk, leather, etc) or inherently involving animal use.
He eats a completely vegan diet.
Similar: plant-based
- Committed to avoiding any product or practice that inherently involves animal use. She is not vegan as she eats eggs and wears leather.
- Relating to vegans or veganism. Yesterday I went to a vegan party.
noun vegans
- A person who does not eat, drink or otherwise consume any animal products
- A person committed to avoiding products and practices that inherently involve animal use, including all foods containing animal products, and to abstaining from direct and intentional harm to animals as far as possible; an adherent to veganism. Our vegan-friendly shaving brush is made with synthetic bristles instead of badger hair.
Vegan²
- /ˈveɪɡən/
- /ˈviːɡən/
Sounds like vegan (one pronunciation), vaguen (one pronunciation) · Rhymes with -eɪɡən, -iːɡən
Where it comes from
From Vega + -an.
adjective
- Relating to the star Vega.
noun Vegans
- Someone from the vicinity of the star Vega. Tommy looked deflated. He stepped back slightly, shaking his head. "Never saw such a resemblance. Are you a Vegan?" "No," Bart lied flatly. "Aldebaran. David Briscoe."
Vegan³
- /ˈveɪɡən/
- /ˈviːɡən/
Sounds like vegan (one pronunciation), vaguen (one pronunciation) · Rhymes with -eɪɡən, -iːɡən
noun Vegans
- Ellipsis of Las Vegan (“someone from Las Vegas”). […] James G. Scrugham (later to become governor of the state, and a congressman) and Vegans Roy W. Martin , James Cashman and E. W. Griffith.
- Someone from Vega in Norway.
- Someone from Vega in Sweden.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: vegetarian, vegetation, their, strict vegetarian, unvegan, noncow, nonmeat, pareve, nonvegetable, cruelty-free, nondairy, nonveggie, nonvegan, nonleather, plant-based, nonanimal
Translations
Every language
adj relating to vegans or veganism
| Español | vegano |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ビーガン bīgan |
| 中文 | 純素 /纯素 chúnsù |
| हिन्दी | वीगन vīgan |
| Português | vegano |
| Français | végan, végane, végétalien |
| Deutsch | vegan |
| Italiano | vegano |
| Română | vegan, vegană |
| Русский | ве́ганский véganskij, вега́нский vegánskij |
| Tiếng Việt | thuần chay |
| العربية | خُضْرِيّ ḵuḍriyy |
| עברית | טִבְעוֹנִי tiv'oní |
noun supporter of veganism
| Español | vegano, vegana |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ヴィーガン vīgan, ビーガン bīgan |
| 中文 | 纯素食者 |
| हिन्दी | वीगन vīgan |
| Português | vegano, vegana |
| Français | végan, végétalien, végétalienne, végane |
| Deutsch | Veganer, Veganerin |
| Italiano | vegano |
| Ελληνικά | ακραιφνής χορτοφάγος akraifnís chortofágos |
| Русский | ве́ган végan, вега́н vegán, ве́ганка véganka, вега́нка vegánka |
| עברית | טִבְעוֹנִי tiv'oní |
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title = {vegan},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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