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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2
adj
Meaning 2
Belonging to a fast day or fast.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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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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