What does vegeburger mean?
Vegeburger is an informal noun meaning a burger whose patty is made without meat, usually from vegetables, legumes, grains, or another plant-based ingredient. It is an alternative spelling of the more common “veggie burger,” while “vegetarian burger” and “vegetable burger” convey much the same idea. The term is used on menus and in ordinary conversation in British, American, and other varieties of English, although it may sound less usual than the longer alternatives. In traditional usage, “vegetarian” means no meat, but it does not necessarily mean no eggs or dairy; “plant-based burger” may therefore be a more precise choice for a product containing neither. The word’s clipped “vege-” plus “-burger” combination makes its contents unusually clear: a burger made from vegetables. Although informal in register, vegeburger is a practical and memorable term for food designed to replace a conventional meat patty.
nounA vegetarian or plant-based burger, typically served in a bun with a patty made from vegetables, beans, grains, or similar ingredients.
- A burger whose patty contains no meat and is made from vegetables, legumes, grains, or another plant-based ingredient.
"She ordered a vegeburger with lettuce, tomato, and pickles instead of the usual beef burger."
"We grilled a vegeburger with mushrooms and served it in toasted buns."
"The café offers a vegeburger as an alternative to its traditional beef patty."
The regular plural adds -s and is used when referring to more than one vegeburger.
"The bakery sells vegeburgers, falafel wraps, and grilled vegetable sandwiches."
Its name is a mini-recipe: “vege-” for the plant-based patty and “burger” for everything around it.
Reviewed by Deb Chak, Editor. AI-assisted content curated by RJS Tech Solutions LLP.
Etymology of vegeburger
Vegeburger is a modern English blend formed from the clipped form “vege-,” derived from “vegetable,” and “burger,” the familiar shortened form of “hamburger.” The compound developed alongside the spread of vegetarian eating and of “veggie burger,” an alternative spelling with the same meaning. It emerged in the modern vegetarian-food culture of the late twentieth century, although its precise first recorded use is uncertain.
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How vegeburger is actually used
Informal and generally less common than the alternative spelling “veggie burger.” On menus, it may refer either to a strictly vegetarian product or, more broadly, to a plant-based patty containing no meat.
Easily confused with vegeburger
This is an alternative spelling of vegeburger, not a different food.
A hamburger contains a patty of minced meat, whereas a vegeburger has a meat-free patty.