pescetarian
Syllables: pes·ce·ta·ri·an/ˌpɛskɪˈtɛəɹi.ən/US/ˌpɛskɪˈtɛɹi.ən/
pescetarian noun: a person who consumes no animal flesh with the exception of fish or seafood.
Noun
pescetarian (plural pescetarians)
- A person who consumes no animal flesh with the exception of fish or seafood.
- I'm curious what you do when you encounter a friend, family member, whoever who claims to be a "vegetarian who eats fish". It *really* bothers me when this happens because it contributes to the assumption that I eat fish and I don't, because I am a vegetarian. I feel like it gives all vegetarians a...1999 March 26, Jessica R. Shawl, “‘Vegetarians’???”, in rec.food.veg (Usenet), message-ID <36FBD2DB.8237C15@scdt.intel.com>
- Eat for Immunity follows a plant-based approach to improving immunity that is relevant to every style of eating—carnivore, pescetarian, vegetarian and vegan.2004, Pierre Jean Cousin, Kirsten Hartvig, The Complete Guide to Nutritional Health: More Than 600 Foods and Recipes for Overcoming Illness and Boosting your Immunity, London: Duncan Baird...
- Synonyms:
- pescovegetarian, fishetarian, vegaquarian
Adjective
pescetarian (not comparable)
- Of or relating to pescetarianism.
- pescetarian diet
pescetarian meaning in Hindi
pescetarian in Hindi
- Translations
- मत्स्याहारी matsyāhārī
Synonyms of pescetarian
Forms of pescetarian
| plural | pescetarians |
|---|---|
| alternative form | pescatarian |
| alternative form | piscetarian |
Origin of pescetarian
Blend of Italian pesce (“fish”) + vegetarian.
Words formed from pescetarian
Words that rhyme with pescetarian
- Darien
- barbarian
- Aryan
- libertarian
- Arian
- documentarian
- humanitarian
- sabbatarian
- sectarian
- unitarian
- vegetarian
- -arian
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- agrarian
- Bulgarian
- caesarian
- catenarian
- librarian
- lunarian
- Marian
- planetarian
- Ripuarian
- Solarian
- trinitarian
- alphabetarian
- antiauthoritarian
- aquarian
- Bolivarian
- communitarian
- contrarian
- corpuscularian
- denarian
- flexitarian
- futilitarian
- infirmarian
- Kaffrarian
- necessitarian
- nonsectarian
- paraovarian
- parian
- pollotarian
- proprietarian
- quinarian
- sacramentarian
- sanitarian
- semivegetarian
- Tartarean
- Tartarian
- Tocharian
- tricenarian
- valetudinarian
- vestiarian
- acarian
- actiniarian
- actuarian
- aerarian
- alcyonarian
- altitudinarian
- antelapsarian
- antiacarian
- antiegalitarian
Questions about pescetarian
- What does pescetarian mean?
- Pescetarian means a person who consumes no animal flesh with the exception of fish or seafood.
- What is pescetarian in Hindi?
- Pescetarian in Hindi is मत्स्याहारी (matsyāhārī). See Pescetarian meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is pescetarian?
- Pescetarian can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce pescetarian?
- Pescetarian is pronounced /ˌpɛskɪˈtɛəɹi.ən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of pescetarian?
- The plural of pescetarian is pescetarians.
Words near pescetarian in the dictionary
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