Meanings
gardenburger1
plural gardenburgers · alternative garden burger · alternative garden-burger
- A vegetarian imitation hamburger or hamburger patty, usually made of grains and vegetables.
Beth has the mushroom gardenburger.
2000, Suzanne Finnamore, Otherwise engaged, link3 more examples
...barbecued or grilled chicken sans skin; turkey; lean steak (filet mignon or sirloin); roast beef or tri tip; lean hamburger; gardenburger; soups sans cream; whole grain bread sans...
2002, Clyde Soles, Climbing: training for peak performance, page 219This recipe is an adaptation of the Boutenkos' raw gardenburger
2005, Gabrielle Chavez, The raw food gourmet: going raw for total well-being, page 98The Rose Garden's 32 public restrooms do have piped-in radio for play-by-play updates, and there are 700 television monitors so you can watch the game while waiting in line for your gardenburger and local brew.
2011, Rachel Dresbeck, Insiders' Guide to Portland, Oregon, page 222
Gardenburger2
plural Gardenburgers
- Alternative letter-case form of gardenburger.
1998, Pearl Violette Newfield Metzelthin, Pearl Violette Newfield Metzelthin, Gourmet, Volume 58, Issues 1-6; Volume 58, Issues 1-6, link There are lots and lots of ways to fix Gardenburger patties
3 more examples
He got them from a restaurant where he eats Gardenburgers.
1997 September, SPIN, volume 13, number 6, page 51One out of every two lunches sold was a Gardenburger.
1998, Paul Wenner, Gardencuisine: Heal Yourself Through Low-Fat Meatless Eating, linkShe spied him eating a Gardenburger patty then continued jumping higher and higher, observing a man on an airplane eating a Gardenburger and cosmonauts munching on the veggie patties in a spaceship.
1999, Gale Group, Thomas Riggs, Major Marketing Campaigns Annual 2, link
Origin
From garden + -burger, from the brand name Gardenburger.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 素漢堡 /素汉堡
- 素漢堡 /素汉堡 (sùhànbǎo)vegetarian imitation hamburger
Finnish kasvishampurilainen
- kasvishampurilainenvegetarian imitation hamburger
German Brätling
- Brätlingvegetarian imitation hamburger
Greek γκαρντενμπέργκερ
- γκαρντενμπέργκερ (gkarntenmpérgker)vegetarian imitation hamburger
Polish burger wegetariański
- burger wegetariańskivegetarian imitation hamburger
Spanish hamburguesa vegetariana
- hamburguesa vegetarianavegetarian imitation hamburger
Cite this entry
gardenburger. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gardenburger
“gardenburger.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gardenburger. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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