Vegetarianism Pesco Pollo

The concept of vegetarianism is becoming more complicated and ambiguous. The word "pesco" is Latin for fish and pesco vegetarianism refers to a diet that includes fish in addition to plant based foods. All other types of meats and their products are excluded. The word "pollo" is derived from Latin as well and means chicken. Pollo vegetarianism refers to a vegetarian diet that includes chicken while avoiding red meat and fish. Pesco-pollo vegetarianism is a combination of the above two types and involves a diet that allows chicken and fish while avoiding red meat. All these types of diets are sometimes referred to as being semi-vegetarian.