Vegetarian

//vɛ.d͡ʒɪˈtɛə.ɹi.ən//

Synonyms for "vegetarian" (142 found)

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Closest matches (29)

Strong matches (42)

Noun(1 words)
herbivore

Related words (71)

Adjective(2 words)
plant-basedpythagorean

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11 relation types

More general

2 entries

More specific

9 entries

Related terms

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coordinate

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derived

36 entries

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derived from

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desires

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is a

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not desires

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related to

8 entries

similar

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Translations

197 translations across 58 languages.

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Afrikaans

2 entries
  • herbivoor noun (plant-eating animal)
  • vegetariër noun (person who does not eat any animal flesh)

Albanian

1 entries
  • vegjetarian noun (person who does not eat any animal flesh)

Arabic

1 entries
  • نَبَاتِيّ noun (person who does not eat any animal flesh)

Armenian

2 entries
  • բուսակեր adj (of a person, that does not eat meat)
  • բուսակեր noun (person who does not eat any animal flesh)

Belarusian

3 entries
  • вегетарыя́нскі adj (relating to the type of diet eaten by vegetarians)
  • вегетарыя́нец noun (person who does not eat any animal flesh)
  • вегетарыя́нка noun (person who does not eat any animal flesh)

Breton

1 entries
  • vejetarian noun (person who does not eat any animal flesh)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • вегетариа́нски adj (relating to the type of diet eaten by vegetarians)
  • вегетариа́нец noun (person who does not eat any animal flesh)
  • вегетариа́нка noun (person who does not eat any animal flesh)
  • тревоя́дно noun (plant-eating animal)

Catalan

4 entries
  • vegetarià adj (relating to the type of diet eaten by vegetarians)
  • vegetarià adj (of a product normally made with meat, having non-meat substitutes in place of meat)
  • vegetarià adj (of a person, that does not eat meat)
  • vegetariana noun (person who does not eat any animal flesh)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries
  • 吃素的人 noun (person who does not eat any animal flesh)
  • 素食主義者 /素食主义者 noun (person who does not eat any animal flesh)
  • 素食者 noun (person who does not eat any animal flesh)

Czech

3 entries
  • býložravec noun (plant-eating animal)
  • vegetarián noun (person who does not eat any animal flesh)
  • vegetariánka noun (person who does not eat any animal flesh)

Danish

3 entries
  • herbivor noun (plant-eating animal)
  • planteæder noun (plant-eating animal)
  • vegetar noun (person who does not eat any animal flesh)

Dutch

3 entries
  • vegetarisch adj (relating to the type of diet eaten by vegetarians)
  • herbivoor noun (plant-eating animal)
  • vegetariër noun (person who does not eat any animal flesh)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • vegetarana adj (relating to the type of diet eaten by vegetarians)
  • vegetarano noun (person who does not eat any animal flesh)

Estonian

2 entries
  • taimne adj (of a product normally made with meat, having non-meat substitutes in place of meat)
  • taimetoitlane noun (person who does not eat any animal flesh)

Faroese

1 entries
  • grønmetiseta noun (person who does not eat any animal flesh)

Finnish

4 entries
  • kasvis adj (relating to the type of diet eaten by vegetarians)
  • kasvis adj (of a product normally made with meat, having non-meat substitutes in place of meat)
  • kasvissyöjä adj (of a person, that does not eat meat)
  • kasvinsyöjä noun (plant-eating animal)

French

4 entries
  • végétarien adj (relating to the type of diet eaten by vegetarians)
  • herbivore noun (plant-eating animal)
  • végétarien noun (person who does not eat any animal flesh)
  • végétarienne noun (person who does not eat any animal flesh)

Galician

4 entries
  • vexetariano adj (relating to the type of diet eaten by vegetarians)
  • vexetariano adj (of a product normally made with meat, having non-meat substitutes in place of meat)
  • vexetariano adj (of a person, that does not eat meat)
  • herbívoro noun (plant-eating animal)

Georgian

3 entries
  • ვეგეტარიანული adj (relating to the type of diet eaten by vegetarians)
  • ბალახისმჭამელი noun (plant-eating animal)
  • ვეგეტარიანელი noun (person who does not eat any animal flesh)

German

4 entries
  • pflanzlich adj (of a product normally made with meat, having non-meat substitutes in place of meat)
  • vegetarisch adj (relating to the type of diet eaten by vegetarians)
  • vegetarisch adj (of a product normally made with meat, having non-meat substitutes in place of meat)
  • vegetarisch adj (of a person, that does not eat meat)

Greek

3 entries
  • χορτοφαγικός adj (relating to the type of diet eaten by vegetarians)
  • φυτοφάγο noun (plant-eating animal)
  • χορτοφάγος noun (person who does not eat any animal flesh)

Hebrew

2 entries
  • צִמְחוֹנִי adj (relating to the type of diet eaten by vegetarians)
  • צִמְחוֹנִי adj (of a person, that does not eat meat)

Hindi

4 entries
  • शाकाहारी adj (relating to the type of diet eaten by vegetarians)
  • शाकाहारी adj (of a person, that does not eat meat)
  • शाकाहारी noun (person who does not eat any animal flesh)
  • शाकाहारी noun (plant-eating animal)

Hungarian

2 entries
  • növényevő noun (plant-eating animal)
  • vegetáriánus noun (person who does not eat any animal flesh)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • grænmetisæta noun (person who does not eat any animal flesh)

Irish

4 entries
  • feoilséantach adj (relating to the type of diet eaten by vegetarians)
  • feoilséantach adj (of a product normally made with meat, having non-meat substitutes in place of meat)
  • feoilséantach adj (of a person, that does not eat meat)
  • veigeatórach adj (relating to the type of diet eaten by vegetarians)

Italian

2 entries
  • vegetariano adj (relating to the type of diet eaten by vegetarians)
  • vegetariano noun (person who does not eat any animal flesh)

Japanese

4 entries
  • 草食の adj (relating to the type of diet eaten by vegetarians)
  • 菜食主義の adj (relating to the type of diet eaten by vegetarians)
  • ベジタリアン noun (person who does not eat any animal flesh)
  • 草食 noun (plant-eating animal)

Korean

2 entries
  • 채식주의의 adj (relating to the type of diet eaten by vegetarians)
  • 채식주의자 noun (person who does not eat any animal flesh)

Latvian

2 entries
  • veģetārs adj (relating to the type of diet eaten by vegetarians)
  • veģetārietis noun (person who does not eat any animal flesh)

Limburgish

2 entries
  • greunsaeter noun (person who does not eat any animal flesh)
  • gruuensaeter noun (person who does not eat any animal flesh)

Lithuanian

2 entries
  • vegetaras noun (person who does not eat any animal flesh)
  • vegetarė noun (person who does not eat any animal flesh)

Macedonian

4 entries
  • вегетарија́нски adj (relating to the type of diet eaten by vegetarians)
  • вегетарија́нец noun (person who does not eat any animal flesh)
  • вегетарија́нка noun (person who does not eat any animal flesh)
  • тревопа́сно noun (plant-eating animal)

Malay

4 entries
  • pemayur adj (of a person, that does not eat meat)
  • vegetarian adj (of a person, that does not eat meat)
  • pemayur noun (person who does not eat any animal flesh)
  • vegetarian noun (person who does not eat any animal flesh)

Māori

3 entries
  • kaimanga adj (relating to the type of diet eaten by vegetarians)
  • kaimanga adj (of a person, that does not eat meat)
  • kaimanga noun (person who does not eat any animal flesh)

Nepali

1 entries
  • शाकाहारी noun (plant-eating animal)

Norman

3 entries
  • végétarien adj (relating to the type of diet eaten by vegetarians)
  • végétarien adj (of a product normally made with meat, having non-meat substitutes in place of meat)
  • végétarien adj (of a person, that does not eat meat)

Norwegian

1 entries
  • vegetarianer noun (person who does not eat any animal flesh)

Persian

2 entries
  • وژتارین noun (person who does not eat any animal flesh)
  • گیاهخوار noun (person who does not eat any animal flesh)

Polish

4 entries
  • jarski adj (relating to the type of diet eaten by vegetarians)
  • jarski adj (of a product normally made with meat, having non-meat substitutes in place of meat)
  • jarski adj (of a person, that does not eat meat)
  • wegetariański adj (relating to the type of diet eaten by vegetarians)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • vegetariano adj (relating to the type of diet eaten by vegetarians)
  • herbívoro noun (plant-eating animal)
  • vegetariana noun (person who does not eat any animal flesh)
  • vegetariano noun (person who does not eat any animal flesh)

Romanian

4 entries
  • vegetarial adj (relating to the type of diet eaten by vegetarians)
  • ierbivor noun (plant-eating animal)
  • vegetarian noun (person who does not eat any animal flesh)
  • vegetariană noun (person who does not eat any animal flesh)

Russian

4 entries
  • вегетариа́нский adj (relating to the type of diet eaten by vegetarians)
  • вегетариа́нец noun (person who does not eat any animal flesh)
  • вегетариа́нка noun (person who does not eat any animal flesh)
  • травоя́дное noun (plant-eating animal)

Scottish Gaelic

4 entries
  • feòil-sheachnair noun (person who does not eat any animal flesh)
  • feòil-sheachnair noun (plant-eating animal)
  • glasraichear noun (person who does not eat any animal flesh)
  • glasraichear noun (plant-eating animal)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • vegetarìjānskī adj (relating to the type of diet eaten by vegetarians)
  • bȉljojēd noun (plant-eating animal)
  • bȉljožder noun (plant-eating animal)
  • vegetarijánac noun (person who does not eat any animal flesh)

Slovak

2 entries
  • vegetarián noun (person who does not eat any animal flesh)
  • vegetariánka noun (person who does not eat any animal flesh)

Slovene

2 entries
  • vegetarijanec noun (person who does not eat any animal flesh)
  • vegetarijanka noun (person who does not eat any animal flesh)

Spanish

4 entries
  • vegetariano adj (relating to the type of diet eaten by vegetarians)
  • vegetariano adj (of a product normally made with meat, having non-meat substitutes in place of meat)
  • vegetariano adj (of a person, that does not eat meat)
  • vegetariana noun (person who does not eat any animal flesh)

Swahili

1 entries
  • mla mboga noun (person who does not eat any animal flesh)

Swedish

3 entries
  • vegetarisk adj (relating to the type of diet eaten by vegetarians)
  • vegetarisk adj (of a product normally made with meat, having non-meat substitutes in place of meat)
  • vegetarian noun (person who does not eat any animal flesh)

Tagalog

4 entries
  • hingutan noun (person who does not eat any animal flesh)
  • kaing-awoy noun (person who does not eat any animal flesh)
  • kaing-gulay noun (person who does not eat any animal flesh)
  • manggugulayin noun (person who does not eat any animal flesh)

Thai

3 entries
  • มังสวิรัติ adj (relating to the type of diet eaten by vegetarians)
  • เจ adj (relating to the type of diet eaten by vegetarians)
  • มังสวิรัติ noun (person who does not eat any animal flesh)

Turkish

3 entries
  • etyemez noun (person who does not eat any animal flesh)
  • otçul noun (plant-eating animal)
  • vejetaryen noun (person who does not eat any animal flesh)

Ukrainian

3 entries
  • вегетаріа́нський adj (relating to the type of diet eaten by vegetarians)
  • вегетаріа́нець noun (person who does not eat any animal flesh)
  • вегетаріа́нка noun (person who does not eat any animal flesh)

Vietnamese

3 entries
  • chay adj (of a product normally made with meat, having non-meat substitutes in place of meat)
  • ăn chay adj (relating to the type of diet eaten by vegetarians)
  • người ăn chay noun (person who does not eat any animal flesh)

Volapük

4 entries
  • härbatimik adj (relating to the type of diet eaten by vegetarians)
  • hihärbatiman noun (person who does not eat any animal flesh)
  • härbatiman noun (person who does not eat any animal flesh)
  • jihärbatiman noun (person who does not eat any animal flesh)

Welsh

4 entries
  • cigwrthodol adj (relating to the type of diet eaten by vegetarians)
  • llysfwytäol adj (relating to the type of diet eaten by vegetarians)
  • cigwrthodwr noun (person who does not eat any animal flesh)
  • llysfwytäwr noun (person who does not eat any animal flesh)

Yiddish

4 entries
  • וועגעטאַריש adj (relating to the type of diet eaten by vegetarians)
  • וועגעטאַריש adj (of a product normally made with meat, having non-meat substitutes in place of meat)
  • וועגעטאַריש adj (of a person, that does not eat meat)
  • וועגעטאַריער noun (person who does not eat any animal flesh)

Sample sentences

21 total sentences available.

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I am a lapsed vegetarian.

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I'm a vegetarian, so I'd rather not have meat, if that's okay.

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Can you recommend any vegetarian dishes?

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I am a vegetarian.

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