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shamburger en · NOUN

Etymology

Blend of sham + hamburger.

Meanings

1. (informal) A hamburger made with vegetarian ingredients instead of meat.
   • The herbs are from Julia's recipe for the sausage and I added them to the shamburger. 2015, Jim Henle, The Proof and the Pudding, page 159:
   • My middle son, Matthew, then 10 years old, agreed to help me teach a vegetarian cooking class called 'Foods Kids Love.' Kids came to the class with a parent and learned to make 'shamburgers,' bean tostadas, Chinese egg rolls, […] 2002, Adventist Review, volume 179, numbers 27-52, page 988:

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Synonyms

veggie burger