Pescetarian
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 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 bad name. Do you correct them? Do you not bother? And how do you correct them? I was thinking that saying something like "oh, you mean your^([sic]) a pescetarian" would be ok and give them the appropriate term. Speaking of which, how is "pescetarian" pronounced?"
- 1 Of or relating to pescetarianism. not-comparable
"pescetarian diet"
Example
More examples"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 bad name. Do you correct them? Do you not bother? And how do you correct them? I was thinking that saying something like "oh, you mean your^([sic]) a pescetarian" would be ok and give them the appropriate term. Speaking of which, how is "pescetarian" pronounced?"
Etymology
Blend of Italian pesce (“fish”) + vegetarian.