Vegetarian

From Fresh Dictionary

Contents 1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Translations 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 Derived terms 1.4 See also 2 Swedish 2.1 Noun

English

Noun

vegetarian (plural vegetarians)

1. A person or animal who does not eat any animal products; one who consumes only vegetable and inorganic matter (e.g., water); vegan; herbivore.
2. A person whose diet excludes animal flesh, but may include food that can be produced from a living animal without causing death or undue suffering (such as eggs, honey, and dairy products); lacto-ovo vegetarian.

   Vegetarian – that's an old Indian word for 'lousy hunter.' — Andy Rooney

3. A person whose diet excludes flesh from land-based or airborne vertebrates, but may include other forms of animal products (e.g., fish, eggs, etc.); pescatarian.
4. A person whose diet excludes animal products (meat, dairy, etc.) produced under cruel circumstances.

Translations

• Chinese: 素食者 (sùshízhĕ, su4shi2zhe3)
• Dutch: vegetariër m, f
• Finnish: kasvissyöjä, vegetaristi
• French: végétarien m, végétarienne f
• Italian: vegetariano m, vegetariana f
• Japanese: 菜食主義者 (さいしょくしゅぎしゃ, saishoku-shugi-sha)
• Swedish: vegetarian c

Adjective

vegetarian (no comparative or superlative)

1. Of or relating to the type of diet eaten by vegetarians.

Translations

• Dutch: vegetarisch
• French: végétarien m, végétarienne f
• Italian: vegetariano m, vegetariana f
• Swedish: vegetarisk

Derived terms

• vegetarianism

See also

• fruitarian
• nutarian
• vegan
• pescetarian
• Wikipedia article on vegetarianism

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Swedish

Noun

vegetarian c

1. vegetarian

fr:vegetarian hu:vegetarian ja:vegetarian pl:vegetarian fi:vegetarian zh:vegetarian