"meatless loaf" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: meatless loaves [plural], meatlessloaf [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~|meatless loaves}} meatless loaf (countable and uncountable, plural meatless loaves)
  1. A vegan or vegetarian meatloaf made without meat. Tags: countable, uncountable Hyponyms: nut loaf, vegetable loaf, veggie loaf
    Sense id: en-meatless_loaf-en-noun-B3sfIjiO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Foods, Vegetarianism

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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