VEGETARIAN


Meaning of VEGETARIAN in English

/ ˌvedʒəˈteəriən; NAmE -ˈter-/ (also BrE informal veg·gie ) noun

a person who does not eat meat or fish :

Is she a vegetarian?

—compare fruitarian , herbivore

►  vege·tar·ian adjective :

Are you vegetarian?

a vegetarian diet (= with no meat or fish in it)

a vegetarian restaurant (= that serves no meat or fish)

►  vege·tar·ian·ism / -ɪzəm; NAmE / noun [ U ]

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 19th cent.: formed irregularly from vegetable + -arian .

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