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pescatarian
(pesca|tar¦ian)
Pronunciation:
/ˌpɛskəˈtɛːrɪən/
(also
pescetarian
)
noun
a person who does not eat meat but does eat fish:
no red meat, my family are pescatarians
[
as modifier
]
:
he adheres to a mostly pescatarian diet
Origin:
1990s
: from Italian
pesce
'fish', on the pattern of
vegetarian
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