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vegetarian

vegetarian

73 2.3
Food that does not contain meat or fish
  • adjective
  • /ˌvɛdʒɪˈtɛriən/
translation icon : vegetariano
  • She asked if you have something vegetarian.
  • a vegetarian diet
  • a vegetarian dish
  • a vegetarian meal

And these are so this isn't like the Tofurkis for some vegetarian niche product, right?

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Examples

  • It's kind of the only real option in this place if you're vegetarian.

  • We leave at eleven and walk two blocks to a vegetarian food co-op with a small diner in the rear.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • The local office people took you to a vegetarian restaurant.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • I was just thinking about going vegetarian.

  • Okay Kate, what if we eat vegetarian tonight?

  • I spotted him the next day in the vegetarian dining hall.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • I made your favorite vegetarian lasagna.

  • He ordered the vegetarian meal.

  • And tonight for dinner I'm making these vegetarian enchiladas, so I'm going to start those as well.

  • For dinner, we decided to make a vegetarian stir-fry with fresh vegetables and tofu.

Synonyms

meatless
vsvegetarian
8 2.0

Food that does not contain meat

also excludes fish rather than only meat dishes

Antonyms

17 5.5

Eating other animals or insects for food

How Plant-Based

vegan
91 3.8
vegetarian
73 2.3
meatless
8 2.0
meaty
17 3.4

Surface Forms

vegetarian positive

Morphology

vegetarian = vegetable (transparent) = vegetable + arian

Formed from the base 'vegetable' with the productive suffix '-arian' indicating relation to vegetables/plant-based food, which learners can readily infer.

Etymology

Vegetarian for food comes from the word vegetable, which means 'plant', plus the ending -arian for a kind or type. So a vegetarian dish is one made of plants and does not contain meat or fish.