Meaning & use
Maigre
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Consisting of food without meat, especially as prescribed for fast days in the Christian calendar.
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The monastery served a maigre meal of vegetables and bread every Friday.
Maigre fare was traditional during Lent in many European households.
A note on using this word
Borrowed from French "maigre," meaning "lean" or "thin," this term survives mainly in historical and culinary contexts describing fasting meals.
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meatless
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