VEGETARIAN


Meaning of VEGETARIAN in English

veg ‧ e ‧ tar ‧ i ‧ an /ˌvedʒəˈteəriən◂, ˌvedʒɪˈteəriən◂ $ -ˈter-/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: vegetable + -arian ]

someone who does not eat meat or fish ⇨ vegan :

Our youngest daughter is a vegetarian.

dishes suitable for vegetarians

I’m thinking about becoming a vegetarian.

—vegetarian adjective :

a vegetarian restaurant

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.