Standard Lemma guide

pescetarian

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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌpɛskɪˈtɛəɹi.ən/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌpɛsɪˈtɛəɹi.ən/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌpɛskəˈtɛəɹi.ən/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • 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 — Translations
  • Finnish: pescovegetaristinen — Translations
  • Finnish: kala-kasvissyöjä- — Translations
  • Finnish: kala-kasvissyönti- — Translations
  • German: pescetarisch — Translations
  • Hindi: मत्स्याहारी (matsyāhārī) — Translations
  • Polish: peskatariański — Translations
  • Spanish: pescatariano — Translations
  • Spanish: pescetariano — Translations
  • Spanish: ictiófago — Translations
  • Spanish: piscívoro — Translations
  • Catalan: pescetarià — Translations
  • Catalan: pescetariana — Translations
  • Chinese Mandarin: 魚素者 /鱼素者 (yúsùzhě) — Translations
  • Finnish: pescovegetaristi — Translations
  • Finnish: kala-kasvissyöjä — Translations
  • French: pescétarien — Translations
  • French: pesco-végétarien — Translations
  • German: Pescetarier — Translations
  • German: Pescetarierin — Translations
  • Hindi: मत्स्याहारी (matsyāhārī) — Translations
  • Italian: pescetariano — Translations
  • Polish: peskatarianin — Translations
  • Polish: peskatarianka — Translations
  • Portuguese: pescetariano — Translations
  • Portuguese: piscitariano — Translations
  • Portuguese: peixetariano — Translations
  • Russian: пескетариа́нец (pesketariánec) — Translations
  • Spanish: pescetariano — Translations
  • Spanish: pescetariana — Translations
  • Spanish: pescatariano — Translations
  • Spanish: ictiófago — Translations
  • Spanish: piscívoro — Translations
  • Turkish: pesketaryen — Translations
  • Turkish: pesketeryen — Translations
  • Welsh: pysglysieuwr — Translations