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lactovegetarian

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌlæk.təʊˌvɛ.d͡ʒɪˈtɛəɹi.ən/
  • General-American: /ˌlæk.toʊˌvɛ.d͡ʒɪˈtɛɹi.ən/
  • rhymes with -ɛəɹiən

1

adj

Meaning 1

Excluding meat and eggs, but including dairy products.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A person whose diet excludes meat and eggs, but includes dairy products.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From lacto- + vegetarian.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: laktovegetaristi — excluding meat and eggs, but including dairy produce
  • Japanese: 乳菜食主義者 — excluding meat and eggs, but including dairy produce
  • Polish: laktowegetariański — excluding meat and eggs, but including dairy produce
  • Polish: laktowegetarianin — variant of vegetarian
  • Polish: laktowegetarianka — variant of vegetarian