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locavore

[loh-kuh-vawr, ‐vohr] Origin

lo·ca·vore

[loh-kuh-vawr, ‐vohr]
noun
a person who makes an effort to eat food that is grown, raised, or produced locally, usually within 100 miles of home.

Origin:
2005; loca(l) + -vore, on the model of carnivore, herbivore
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Locavore is always a great word to know.
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Main Entry:  locavore
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  a person who attempt to eat only foods grown locally
Example:  Locavores grow their own food or buy foodstuffs grown within their region.
Etymology:  2006
Usage:  cooking
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Word Origin & History

locavore
one who eats only locally grown or raised food, by 2001, from local + ending abstracted from carnivore, etc., ult. from L. vorare "to devour" (see voracious).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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