hamburger

CEFRA1

/ˈhæmˌbɜː.ɡə/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A round piece of cooked meat served in a bread roll.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Ingridents used in this type of sandwich:, The patty used in such a sandwich.

Examples

  • I wanted a hamburger, but I restrained myself.

  • If you're still hungry, have another hamburger.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
3

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A hot sandwich consisting of a patty of cooked ground beef or a meat substitute, in a sliced bun, usually also containing salad vegetables, condiments, or both.

  2. Ingridents used in this type of sandwich:

  3. Ground beef, especially that intended to be made into hamburgers.

More examples

In context

  • The hamburger is a famous American dish.

  • I'm going to make you into hamburger if you do that again.

  • The truck hit the deer and turned it into hamburger.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

Shortening of Hamburger sandwich, Hamburger steak, etc., the first element borrowed from German Hamburger (“native of Hamburg”), equivalent to Hamburg + -er.