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maigre

adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ˈmeɪ.ɡə/
  • US: /ˈmeɪ.ɡɚ/
  • rhymes with -eɪɡə(ɹ)

1

adj

Meaning 1

Made without meat (and thus permitted to be eaten on a fast day).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Belonging to a fast day or fast.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A kind of fish; the meagre.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

large European marine food fish

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: maiger, Sciaena aquila

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sciaenid fish, sciaenid

History

Etymology

Borrowed from French maigre. Doublet of meager.