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seagan

seagan adjective: being or relating to a plant-based pescetarian diet in which some seafood (in essence, finned fish and shellfish) is incorporated into an otherwise vegan diet.

Adjective

seagan (not comparable)

  1. Being or relating to a plant-based pescetarian diet in which some seafood (in essence, finned fish and shellfish) is incorporated into an otherwise vegan diet.
    • We've gathered three weeks' worth of seagan menus to take the guesswork out of eating well.2016, Amy Cramer, Lisa McComsey, Seagan Eating, page 54
    • The technical term for someone following such a diet would be “pescetarian,” though it has also been dubbed a “seagan” diet, meaning a diet that is wholly plant-based, except to include seafood.2017, Gary Zeolla, Creationist Diet

Noun

seagan (plural seagans)

  1. An individual who adheres to a seagan diet.
    • In the early weeks after my daughter was born, each morning I would nurse her while my husband, the “seagan” (vegan, eats seafood), went outside and gathered dozens of containers filled with food from our doorstep.2015 May 9, Sharline Chiang, “New Mom Turns to Ancient Chinese Recipes for Postpartum Recovery”, in KQED
    • As seagans, we keep tons of canned beans, fruits, and vegetables on hand that we can pop open, throw into a pot, and use to create a quick, nutritious meals.2016, Amy Cramer, Lisa McComsey, Seagan Eating, page 184

Examples of seagan in a sentence

  • Originally created in 2016 by food writers and the team behind The Vegan Cheat Sheet, Amy Cramer and Lisa McComsey, the Seagan diet is being touted as a possible contender.2019 March 13, Sean Murphy, “What is the 'Seagan' diet and is it the next big food trend?”, in The Scotsman:
  • moules mariniere, a sustainable seagan treat.2019 November 7, Dale Berning Sawa, “Fishy business: should we all be seagans?”, in The Guardian:

Forms of seagan

pluralseagans

Origin of seagan

Blend of seafood + vegan.

Questions about seagan

What does seagan mean?
Seagan means being or relating to a plant-based pescetarian diet in which some seafood (in essence, finned fish and shellfish) is incorporated into an otherwise vegan diet.
How do you use seagan in a sentence?
Originally created in 2016 by food writers and the team behind The Vegan Cheat Sheet, Amy Cramer and Lisa McComsey, the Seagan diet is being touted as a possible contender.
What part of speech is seagan?
Seagan can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near seagan in the dictionary

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