vegetarian

 
Pronunciation: /vɛdʒɪˈtɛːrɪən/

noun

  • a person who does not eat meat or fish, and sometimes other animal products, especially for moral, religious, or health reasons.

adjective

  • relating to vegetarians or vegetarianism: a vegetarian restaurant

Derivatives

vegetarianism

noun

Origin:

mid 19th century: formed irregularly from vegetable + -arian

Spelling help

Remember that the beginning of vegetarian is spelled vege-; the ending is -arian.