χορτοφαγία

Greek

Etymology

χόρτο (chórto, “grass”) +‎ -φαγία (-fagía, “eating, -phagy”). First attested 1891.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /xoɾtofaˈʝia/
Hyphenation: χορ‧το‧φα‧γί‧α

Noun

χορτοφαγία • (chortofagía) f (uncountable)

vegetarianism

Declension

Declension of χορτοφαγία (chortofagía)

	singular
nominative	χορτοφαγία •
genitive	χορτοφαγίας •
accusative	χορτοφαγία •
vocative	χορτοφαγία •

Synonyms

ακρεοφαγία f (akreofagía, “abstinence from meat”)

Antonyms

κρεοφαγία f (kreofagía, “meat-eating”)
κρεατοφαγία f (kreatofagía, “meat-eating”)

Derived terms

χορτοφαγικός (chortofagikós, “vegetarian”) (adjective)
χορτοφάγος (chortofágos, “vegetarian”, “herbivorous”) (adjective)
χορτοφάγος m (chortofágos, “vegetarian”, “herbivore”)

Further reading

χορτοφαγία on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el

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