burger

CEFRA2

/ˈbɜːɡə/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A flat cake of meat or vegetables served in bread.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A similar sandwich or patty.

Examples

  • He was eating a burger and chips.

  • I ate a burger, then went to bed.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˈbeːɡə/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Any sandwich that uses two bread rolls or buns (in North America it only refers to a sandwich with two buns or bread rolls and a meat patty).

  2. A hamburger.

  3. An American.

More examples

In context

  • She was planning to have a burger for dinner.

  • That burger was terrible!

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

For lunch, she ordered a juicy blank with lettuce and tomato on a bun.

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Origin

noun

German Hamburgerder. English hamburgerclip. English burger Clipping of hamburger, rebracketing it as ham + burger. First use appears c. 1937. Sense 5 is likely a back-formation from Burgerland.