pollotarianism

9.9

A diet that includes chicken and other birds but not meat from cows or pigs

noun
/ˌpɒləˈtɛəriənɪzəm/

: pollotarianismo

After learning about animal agriculture, she decided to switch to pollotarianism and only eat poultry.

Examples

His doctor recommended pollotarianism as a healthier alternative to his previous meat-heavy diet.
After learning about animal agriculture, she decided to switch to pollotarianism, which means she only eats poultry.
Many people choose pollotarianism for health or environmental reasons rather than personal taste.
She follows a strict pollotarianism diet.
Many people adopt pollotarianism for health reasons.
His doctor recommended pollotarianism to improve his health by reducing red meat from his diet.
Many people choose pollotarianism to enjoy the benefits of poultry while avoiding the meat of mammals.

Surface Forms

pollotarianism singular

pollotarianisms plural

Morphology

pollotarianism = pollotarian (transparent) = pollotarian + ism

The step from 'pollotarian' to 'pollotarianism' is the standard abstract-noun suffix '-ism'.

Etymology

Pollotarianism comes from pollo, the Spanish word for 'chicken', and the ending -tarian, seen in vegetarian, which marks a type of diet. So pollotarianism means choosing to eat poultry (birds like chicken) but not meat from mammals.