Vegan

See also: vegan and végan

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈveɪɡən/
• Rhymes: -eɪɡən

Etymology 1

From Vega +‎ -an.

Adjective

Vegan (not comparable)

1. Relating to the star Vega.

Translations

relating to Vega

• Finnish: vegalainen (fi)

Noun

Vegan (plural Vegans)

1. (science fiction) Someone from the vicinity of the star Vega.
   • 1963, Marion Zimmer Bradley, The Colors of Space‎^[1]:

     Tommy looked deflated. He stepped back slightly, shaking his head. "Never saw such a resemblance. Are you a Vegan?" "No," Bart lied flatly. "Aldebaran. David Briscoe."

Translations

someone from Vega

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 織女星人／织女星人 (zhīnǚxīngrén)

• Esperanto: vegano (eo)
• Finnish: vegalainen (fi)
• French: Végan (fr) m, Végane f
• German: Weganer m, Weganerin f
• Portuguese: vegano (pt) m
• Spanish: vegano (es) m, vegana f

Etymology 2

Noun

Vegan (plural Vegans)

1. Short for Las Vegan (“someone from Las Vegas”).
   • 1969, Nevada Highways and Parks, volumes 29-30, page 41:

     […] James G. Scrugham (later to become governor of the state, and a congressman) and Vegans Roy W. Martin , James Cashman and E. W. Griffith.

2. Someone from Vega in Norway.
3. Someone from Vega in Sweden.

Anagrams

• Ganev, Vange, ganev