Indian English portmanteau for a person who follows a vegetarian diet but also eats eggs.
Indian English portmanteau for a person who follows a vegetarian diet but also eats eggs. In India, where vegetarianism is often religiously motivated and strictly observed, the eggetarian category serves as a meaningful middle ground between full vegetarianism and non-vegetarian diets. Widely used on restaurant menus and in everyday conversation in India.
She called herself eggetarian — no meat or fish, but eggs were fine.
Eggetarian means: Indian English portmanteau for a person who follows a vegetarian diet but also eats eggs. In India, where vegetarianism is often religiously motivated and strictly observed, the eggetarian category. It is mainly Indian English and may not be understood outside that context. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour.
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Eggetarian means: Indian English portmanteau for a person who follows a vegetarian diet but also eats eggs. In India, where vegetarianism is often religiously motivated and strictly observed, the eggetarian category. It is mainly Indian English and may not be understood outside that context. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour.
eggetarian means: Indian English portmanteau for a person who follows a vegetarian diet but also eats eggs. In India, where vegetarianism is often religiously motivated and strictly observed, the. Register: informal, Indian English. Often not understood outside its region; gloss the word on first use when writing for an international audience. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself.
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(chiefly, India) lacto-ovo-vegetarian.
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