Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lacto-ovo vegetarian

/ˌlæk.toʊˌoʊ.voʊ ˌvɛ.d͡ʒɪˈtɛɹi.ən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.85 in modern English

Syllables: lac-to-ovo veg-e-tar-i-an
IPA: /ˌlæk.toʊˌoʊ.voʊ ˌvɛ.d͡ʒɪˈtɛɹi.ən/

27

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

7

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of lacto-ovo-vegetarian.

Example Sentences

"Some research,⁷⁶⁻⁷⁸ but not all,⁷⁹⁻⁸² suggests that lacto-ovo vegetarians have greater bone density than meat eaters. In women aged 50 to 87, lacto-ovo vegetarians were found to lose about 50% to 60% less bone mass in comparison with omnivores,^(78.83) although a recent study did not confirm these findings.⁸¹"
"Today, in India, vegetarians form a nonhomogenous group consisting of semivegetarians (plant food, dairy products, eggs, and fish), lacto-ovo vegetarians (plant food, dairy products, and eggs), and vegans (plant food only)."
"Lacto vegetarians. These eat the same as lacto-ovo vegetarians, but they do not eat eggs."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌlæk.toʊˌoʊ.voʊ ˌvɛ.d͡ʒɪˈtɛɹi.ən/
British English: /ˌlæk.təʊˌəʊ.vəʊ ˌvɛ.d͡ʒɪˈtɛəɹi.ən/

Inflected Forms

lacto-ovo vegetarians (plural)

Homonyms

lacto-ovo-vegetarian

Rhymes With

humanitarian bulgarian vegetarian semi-vegetarian presbyterian librarian libertarian ovarian marian barbarian sectarian totalitarian

Questions

How do you pronounce lacto-ovo vegetarian?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌlæk.toʊˌoʊ.voʊ ˌvɛ.d͡ʒɪˈtɛɹi.ən/.
What does lacto-ovo vegetarian mean?: Alternative form of lacto-ovo-vegetarian.

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