VEG

  • 121veggio — vég·gio s.m. RE tosc. scaldino {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: av. 1800. ETIMO: da laveggio, con deglutinazione della prima sillaba …

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  • 122vegetarian — veg|e|tar|i|an [ˌvedʒıˈteəriən US ˈter ] n [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: vegetable + arian] someone who does not eat meat or fish →↑vegan ▪ Our youngest daughter is a vegetarian. ▪ dishes suitable for vegetarians ▪ I m thinking about becoming a… …

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  • 123vegetarianism — veg|e|tar|i|an|is|m [ˌvedʒıˈteəriənızəm US ˈter ] n [U] the practice of not eating meat or fish …

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  • 124vegetate — veg|e|tate [ˈvedʒıteıt] v [I] [Date: 1600 1700; : Medieval Latin; Origin: , past participle of vegetare; VEGETABLE] to live without doing much physical or mental activity and to feel bored as a result ▪ I was determined when I retired that I wasn …

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  • 125vegetation — veg|e|ta|tion [ˌvedʒıˈteıʃən] n [U] formal plants in general ▪ Lefkas has an abundance of lush green vegetation …

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  • 126vegetative — veg|e|ta|tive [ˈvedʒıtətıv US teıtıv] adj [only before noun] 1.) technical relating to plants, and particularly to the way they grow or make new plants vegetative reproduction/propagation 2.) a vegetative state a condition in which someone cannot …

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  • 127veggie — veg|gie1 [ˈvedʒi] n [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: vegetable] 1.) a ↑vegetarian 2.) AmE a ↑vegetable ▪ fresh veggies veggie 2 veggie2 adj informal veggie food is ma …

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  • 128Vegeburger — Veg|e|bur|ger [ vedʒi,bɜrgər ] TRADEMARK a BURGER made of vegetables or beans …

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