flexitarian

/ˌflɛksɪˈtɛəriən/

Definition

Definition of flexitarian - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

diet

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person who is mostly vegetarian but sometimes eats meat

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My friend is a flexitarian who eats meat on weekends.

Adjective

person

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eating mostly vegetarian food but sometimes meat

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She follows a flexitarian lifestyle, eating meat occasionally.

diet

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suitable for a mostly vegetarian diet with some meat

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This flexitarian meal includes both vegetables and chicken.

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Origin of flexitarian

Latin, flexus (bent) + -arian (suffix)

Terms with flexitarian included in their meaning

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pollotarian

flexible diet

flexitarian eating chicken or poultry but not red meat

Examples of flexitarian in a sentence

Being a flexitarian, he avoids meat during the week.
His flexitarian approach allows him to enjoy family barbecues.
Being flexitarian, she enjoys a variety of dishes.
The restaurant offers flexitarian options like tofu and fish.
Her flexitarian diet includes mostly plants and occasional meat.

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French:flexitarien, ...
German:Flexitarier, flexitarisch, ...
Italian:flexitariano, semi-vegetariano, ...
Spanish:flexitariano, semivegetariana, ...
Portuguese:flexitariano, semivegetariano, ...
Chinese:弹性素食者, 弹性素食的, ...
Japanese:フレキシタリアン, フレキシタリアンの, ...
Arabic:فِلِكْسِتَارْيَان, مرن, ...
Hebrew:פְלֶקְסִיטֶרְיָאנִי, פְלֶקְסִיטַרִי, ...
Russian:флекситарианец, флекситарианский, ...
Ukrainian:флекситаріанець, флекситаріанський, ...
Hindi:फ्लेक्सिटेरियन, मिश्रित शाकाहारी, ...
Bengali:ফ্লেক্সিটারিয়ান, প্রধানত নিরামিষ খাবার খাওয়া, ...
Catalan:flexitarià, semivegetarià, ...
Czech:flexitarián, flexitariánský, ...
Danish:fleksitar, flexitarisk, ...
Dutch:flexitariër, flexitarisch, ...
Greek:ευέλικτος χορτοφάγος, ευέλικτο, ...
Hungarian:flexitáriánus, flexitárius, ...
Khmer:អ្នកបរិភោគបួសភាគច្រើន ប៉ុន្តែពេលខ្លះបរិភោគសាច់, បរិភោគអាហារបួសជាចម្បង ប៉ុន្តែបរិភោគសាច់ម្តងម្កាល, ...
Korean:플렉시테리언, ...
Persian:نیمه‌گیاه‌خوار, فلکسیتارین, ...
Polish:fleksitarianin, częściowo wegetariański, ...
Portuguese (BR):flexitariano, semivegetariano, ...
Romanian:flexitarian, ocazional carnivor, ...
Swedish:flexitarian, flexitariansk, ...
Thai:คนกินมังสวิรัติแบบยืดหยุ่น, กึ่งมังสวิรัติ, ...
Turkish:fleksitaryen, çoğunlukla vejetaryen, ...
Vietnamese:người ăn chay linh hoạt, bán chay, ...

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Definition of flexitarian - Reverso English Dictionary

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