Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vegetare

/vɛ.d͡ʒɪˈtɛər/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: veg-etare
IPA: /vɛ.d͡ʒɪˈtɛər/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To adhere to a vegetarian diet; to eat vegetables and not meat.

Example Sentences

"The dietary of the coming century shall be in harmony with its aspirations and the human race will vegetare."
"No, I don’t think vegetaring will help you. Of course you have quit coffee?"
"What you have to realize is that brazilians in general do not understand the concept vegetaring and thus would include chicken, fish and even small amounts of beef in their definition of a vegetarian dish."

Etymology

Attested from the 19th century (see quotation below). Likely a back-formation from vegetarian.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /vɛ.d͡ʒɪˈtɛər/
British English: /ˌvɛ.d͡ʒɪˈtɛə/

Inflected Forms

vegetares (present, singular) vegetaring (participle, present) vegetared (participle, past) vegetared (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce vegetare?: The recorded pronunciation is /vɛ.d͡ʒɪˈtɛər/.
What does vegetare mean?: To adhere to a vegetarian diet; to eat vegetables and not meat.
Where does vegetare come from?: Attested from the 19th century (see quotation below). Likely a back-formation from vegetarian.

How to pronounce vegetare

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