vegetarian

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BrE /ˈvedʒɪtərən/ AmE /ˈvedʒəˌteɪrən/

noun / adjective en → es

1 DIETARY PREFERENCE [noun] A2

a person who does not eat meat or fish, but eats other animal products such as milk and eggs

vegetariano/a, vegetarianismo

Collocations be a vegetarian

  • She became a vegetarian after seeing a documentary about factory farming.

    Se convirtió en una vegetariana después de ver un documental sobre la cría industrial.

2 DIETARY PREFERENCE [adjective] A2

relating to a person who does not eat meat or fish, but eats other animal products such as milk and eggs

vegetariano/a

Collocations a vegetarian diet

  • He follows a strict vegetarian diet.

    Él sigue una dieta estrictamente vegetariana.

3 DIETARY PREFERENCE [adjective] B1

relating to food that does not contain meat or fish, but may include other animal products such as milk and eggs

vegetariano/a

Collocations a vegetarian meal

  • They served us a delicious vegetarian meal.

    Nos sirvieron una deliciosa comida vegetariana.

4 DIETARY PREFERENCE [adjective] B2

relating to food that does not contain meat or fish, and may exclude other animal products such as milk and eggs (vegan)

vegetariano/a estricto/estricta

Collocations a strict vegetarian diet

  • She follows a strict vegetarian diet that excludes all animal products.

    Ella sigue una dieta estrictamente vegetariana que excluye todos los productos animales.