vegan
/ˈviːɡən/noun
उच्चारण वीगन
शुद्ध शाकाहारी (वीगन)
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a person who does not eat or use any animal products, such as meat, fish, eggs, milk, cheese or leather
शुद्ध शाकाहारी (वीगन)
- She became a vegan last year.
- My neighbour is a vegan and brings her own food to every wedding.
- The vegans in our group asked for dishes without milk or ghee.
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- Is your friend a vegan or just vegetarian?
- Many vegans avoid leather shoes as well as meat.
Synonyms strict vegetarian plant-based eater
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not using or containing any animal products
वीगन, पशु-उत्पाद रहित
- vegan food
- The café now offers a vegan menu with dishes made from lentils and vegetables.
- She baked a vegan cake using coconut milk instead of cream.
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- Most restaurants in Mumbai now have a vegan option on the menu.
- He follows a strict vegan diet.
Synonyms plant-based dairy-free animal-free
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
a vegan (noun) / vegan (adjective)
Vegan can be a countable noun for a person or an adjective for food and lifestyle.
'Vegan' व्यक्ति के लिए countable noun या भोजन और जीवन-शैली के लिए adjective हो सकता है।
- My cousin is a vegan.
- They serve vegan food only.
vegan + noun
Before a noun it says that nothing from animals is used, including milk, honey and leather.
Noun के पहले यह बताता है कि पशुओं से प्राप्त कोई वस्तु, जैसे दूध, शहद और चमड़ा, प्रयोग नहीं होती।
- Radhika baked a vegan cake without butter or eggs.
- He wears vegan shoes.
go vegan / become vegan
Go vegan means to start following a vegan diet and lifestyle.
'Go vegan' का अर्थ है शाकाहारी जीवन-शैली अपनाना जिसमें कोई पशु-उत्पाद न हो।
- Many young people are choosing to go vegan.
veganism (noun)
The way of life is called veganism, an uncountable noun.
इस जीवन-शैली को 'veganism' कहते हैं, जो uncountable noun है।
- Veganism is growing in big cities.
vegan vs vegetarian (adjective use)
Do not use the two as the same word: vegan is stricter, and vegetarian food may still contain milk or eggs.
दोनों को एक ही शब्द न समझें: vegan अधिक सख़्त है, और vegetarian भोजन में दूध या अंडे हो सकते हैं।
- The sweet is vegetarian but not vegan, since it has ghee.
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vegan + noun
dietfoodrecipecheeseleather
- The café has a vegan menu.
verb + vegan
bebecomegoturnstay
- She turned vegan two years ago.
strict / dedicated vegan
strictcommittedlifelongnew
- A strict vegan avoids honey too.
vegan + friendly
friendlyoptionalternativechoice
- The hotel gives a vegan alternative at breakfast.
vegan + lifestyle
lifestylemovementcommunitysociety
- The vegan community in the city meets on Sundays.
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- A vegan avoids milk, curd, ghee and honey.
Vegan व्यक्ति दूध, दही, घी और शहद से परहेज़ करता है।
- The restaurant offers several vegan dishes.
रेस्तरां कई vegan व्यंजन परोसता है।
- Is this biscuit vegan, or does it contain butter?
क्या यह बिस्कुट vegan है, या इसमें मक्खन है?
- Her brother went vegan after reading about animal rights.
पशु अधिकारों के बारे में पढ़ने के बाद उसका भाई vegan बन गया।
- Vegan leather is made without any animal skin.
Vegan चमड़ा बिना किसी पशु की खाल के बनता है।
- The school canteen now serves a vegan option on Fridays.
स्कूल की कैंटीन अब शुक्रवार को vegan विकल्प परोसती है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words describe diets that exclude different foods.
ये शब्द उन आहारों का वर्णन करते हैं जिनमें अलग-अलग चीज़ें वर्जित हैं।
Uses no animal products at all, including dairy and honey.
किसी भी पशु-उत्पाद, यहाँ तक कि डेयरी और शहद का भी प्रयोग नहीं करता।
- He is a vegan.
Does not eat meat or fish but may eat dairy and eggs.
मांस या मछली नहीं खाता, पर डेयरी और अंडे खा सकता है।
- Most Indian families are vegetarian.
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ve·gan
?Which word?
Keep apart, asked often: a vegetarian does not eat meat or fish but may eat dairy products and eggs; a vegan eats no animal products at all (no milk, curd, ghee, honey or eggs); a lacto-vegetarian eats dairy but not eggs (common in India); a pescatarian eats fish but no meat.
इन्हें अलग रखिए, अक्सर पूछा जाता है: vegetarian (शाकाहारी) मांस या मछली नहीं खाता पर दूध उत्पाद और अंडे खा सकता है; vegan कोई पशु उत्पाद नहीं खाता (दूध, दही, घी, शहद या अंडे नहीं); lacto-vegetarian दूध उत्पाद खाता है पर अंडे नहीं (भारत में आम); pescatarian मछली खाता है पर मांस नहीं।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
1 November is World Vegan Day.
1 नवंबर विश्व वीगन दिवस है।