shamburger

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English

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Etymology

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Blend of sham +‎ hamburger

Noun

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shamburger (plural shamburgers)

  1. (informal) A hamburger made with vegetarian ingredients instead of meat.
    Synonym: veggie burger
    • 2002, Adventist Review, volume 179, numbers 27-52, page 988:
      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, []
    • 2015, Jim Henle, The Proof and the Pudding, page 159:
      The herbs are from Julia's recipe for the sausage and I added them to the shamburger.

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