vegetarian
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vegetarian¹
- /vɛ.d͡ʒɪˈtɛə.ɹi.ən/ UK
- /ˌvɛ.d͡ʒɪˈtɛə.ɹɪ.ən/ UK
- /vɛ.d͡ʒɪˈtɛ.ɹi.ən/ US
Rhymes with -ɛəɹiən
Where it comes from
From vegetable + -arian; popularized following the foundation of the British Vegetarian Society in 1847.
noun vegetarians · Vegetarian
- A person who does not eat animal flesh, or, in some cases, use any animal products. "The sight and smell of raw meat are especially odious to me, and I have often thought that if I had had to be my own cook, I should inevitably become a vegetarian, probably, indeed, return entirely to my green and salad days."
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An animal that eats only plants; a herbivore.
Similar: herbivore
adjective more vegetarian · most vegetarian
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Of or relating to the type of diet eaten by vegetarians (in all senses).
Must we not put to death blackbirds and thrushes because they feed on worms, or (if capital punishment offends our humanitarianism) starve them slowly by permanent captivity and vegetarian diet?
Similar: Pythagorean
- Without meat.
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Of a product normally made with meat, having non-meat substitutes in place of meat.
Is there such a thing as a good tasting vegetarian hot dog? Cuz every one I've tried tasted like smelted tire.
Similar: plant-based
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That does not eat meat.
I have a vegetarian brother
Opposite: nonvegetarian
Vegetarian²
- /vɛd͡ʒɪˈtɛɹi.ən/ US
- /vɛd͡ʒɪˈtɛəɹi.ən/ UK
- /ˌvɛd͡ʒɪˈtɛəɹɪən/ UK
Rhymes with -ɛəɹiən
Where it comes from
From vegetable + -arian; popularized following 1847 foundation of British Vegetarian Society. (Alternatively, it may derive from Latin vegetus + -arian.)
noun Vegetarians
- Obsolete spelling of vegetarian “I must preface this essay by the confession that I am myself a Vegetarian, and that I mean to say all the good I can of the principles of Vegetarianism.”
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: vegan, vegetation, veterinarian, chai, ramadan, studio, lacto, ovo, herbivore, herbivorous, plant-based, meatless, veggie, lacto-vegetarian, ovo-vegetarian, ovo-lacto vegetarian
Translations
Every language
noun plant-eating animal
| 日本語 | 草食 sōshoku |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | शाकाहारी śākāhārī |
| Português | herbívoro |
| Français | herbivore |
| Deutsch | Pflanzenfresser |
| Ελληνικά | φυτοφάγο fytofágo |
| Română | ierbivor |
| Русский | травоя́дное travojádnoje |
noun person who does not eat any animal flesh
| Español | vegetariano, vegetariana |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 채식주의자 chaesikjuuija |
| 日本語 | 菜食主義者 saishokushugisha, ベジタリアン bejitarian |
| 中文 | 素食主義者 /素食主义者 sùshízhǔyìzhě, 素食者 sùshízhě, 吃素的人 chīsù de rén |
| हिन्दी | शाकाहारी śākāhārī |
| Kiswahili | mla mboga |
| Português | vegetariano, vegetariana |
| Français | végétarien, végétarienne |
| Deutsch | Vegetarier, Vegetarierin |
| Italiano | vegetariano |
| Ελληνικά | χορτοφάγος chortofágos |
| Română | vegetariană, vegetarian |
| Русский | вегетариа́нец vegetariánec, вегетариа́нка vegetariánka |
| Tiếng Việt | người ăn chay |
| العربية | نَبَاتِيّ nabātiyy |
| עברית | צמחוני tsimkhoní |
adj relating to the type of diet eaten by vegetarians
| Español | vegetariano |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 채식주의의 chaesikjuuiui |
| 日本語 | 菜食主義の saishokushugi no, 草食の sōshoku no |
| हिन्दी | शाकाहारी śākāhārī |
| Português | vegetariano |
| Français | végétarien |
| Deutsch | vegetarisch |
| Italiano | vegetariano |
| Ελληνικά | χορτοφαγικός chortofagikós |
| Română | vegetarial |
| Русский | вегетариа́нский vegetariánskij |
| Tiếng Việt | ăn chay |
| עברית | צִמְחוֹנִי tzimẖoní |
adj of a product normally made with meat, having non-meat substitutes in place of meat
| Español | vegetariano |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | vegetarisch, pflanzlich |
| Tiếng Việt | chay |
adj of a person, that does not eat meat
| Español | vegetariano |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | शाकाहारी śākāhārī |
| Deutsch | vegetarisch |
| עברית | צִמְחוֹנִי tzimẖoní |
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title = {vegetarian},
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