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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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˌpɛskɪˈtɛəɹi.ən/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˌpɛsɪˈtɛəɹi.ən/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˌpɛskəˈtɛəɹi.ən/
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General-American:/ˌpɛskɪˈtɛɹi.ən/
General-American:/ˌpɛsɪˈtɛɹi.ən/
General-American:/ˌpɛskəˈtɛɹi.ən/
rhymes with -ɛəɹiən
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of or relating to pescetarianism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
pescetarian diet
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A person who consumes no animal flesh with the exception of fish or seafood.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Blend of Italian pesce (“fish”) + vegetarian.
Across languages
Translations
36 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Finnish:
pescovegetaarinen
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Finnish:
pescovegetaristinen
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Finnish:
kala-kasvissyöjä-
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Finnish:
kala-kasvissyönti-
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German:
pescetarisch
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Hindi:
मत्स्याहारी
(matsyāhārī)
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Polish:
peskatariański
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Spanish:
pescatariano
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Spanish:
pescetariano
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Spanish:
ictiófago
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Spanish:
piscívoro
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Catalan:
pescetarià
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Catalan:
pescetariana
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Chinese Mandarin:
魚素者 /鱼素者
(yúsùzhě)
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