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pescatarian

/ˌpɛskəˈtɛəriən/
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Plural:pescatarians
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Adjective:pescatarian
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pescatarian Lexical Profile

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• adjective

1

Relating to a diet that excludes meat and poultry but includes fish and other seafood alongside plant-based foods.

Example

"The restaurant recently expanded its menu to include several creative pescatarian dishes."

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• noun

1

A person who does not eat meat or poultry, but does eat fish and other seafood in addition to a vegetarian diet.

Example

"Since my sister is a pescatarian, we decided to grill salmon and vegetables for dinner."

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• Rhymes for pescatarian

• Nearby Words

perverted
perverter
pervy
pescatarian
peseta
peshawar
peskily

Word Origin & Etymology

Coined in the early 1990s as a blend of the Italian word 'pesce' (meaning 'fish', from Latin 'piscis') and the English word 'vegetarian'.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Pescatarian. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/pescatarian
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