meatalternative
nounUK /ˈmiːt ɔːlˌtɜː.nə.tɪv/
US /ˈmiːt ɔːlˌtɝː.nə.tɪv/
A meat alternative is a food made to look and taste like meat but not made from animals.
She bought a meat alternative made from beans for her veggie burger.
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2. A product designed to replace meat in a meal, often made from plants or fungi.
The store sells many meat alternatives, like soy sausages and mushroom patties.
3. Any food used instead of meat to provide protein.
Beans and lentils are cheap meat alternatives for dinner.
4. A lab-grown or cultured food intended to stand in for conventional meat.
Scientists are developing a meat alternative grown from cells in a lab.