vegetarian
pronunciation
How to pronounce vegetarian in British English:
UK [ˌvedʒəˈteəriən]
How to pronounce vegetarian in American English:
US [ˌvedʒəˈteriən]
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- Noun:
- eater of fruits and grains and nuts; someone who eats no meat or fish or (often) any animal products
Word Origin
- vegetarian (n.)
- 1839, irregular formation from vegetable (n.) + -arian, as in agrarian, etc. "The general use of the word appears to have been largely due to the formation of the Vegetarian Society in Ramsgate in 1847" [OED]. As an adjective from 1849.
Example
- 1. I am not a vegan nor am I a vegetarian .
- 2. Have the vegetarian dish if you always go for the meat .
- 3. Scientists discover mainly vegetarian spider
- 4. Thomas keller 's per se , awarded three michelin stars , once charged $ 135 for a nine-course vegetarian tasting menu ; the same meal will now set you back $ 295 ( although service is now included ) .
- 5. Zeng became a vegetarian after that .