vegan
noun [C] /ˈviː.ɡən/Definition
› a person who does not eat or use any animal products, such as meat, fish, eggs, cheese, or leather: Vegans get all the protein they need from nuts, seeds, and cereals. → Compare vegetarian nounDiets and dieting
(Definition of vegan noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- anorexia nervosa noun
- anorexic adjective
- anorexic noun
- comfort eating noun
- detox verb
- dietitian noun
- functional food noun
- intake noun (AMOUNT)
- low-calorie adjective
- malnutrition noun
- nutrition noun
- pescetarian noun
- regimen noun
- slim verb
- slimline adjective
- slimming adjective
- slimming noun
- starve verb
- sugar-free adjective
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