burger en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈbɝ.ɡɚ/ (US)
- /ˈbeːɡə/ Liverpool, without the fair–fur merger
- /ˈbʌɾɡəɾ/ (Scotland)
- /ˈbɜːɡə/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈbɛːɡə/ Humberside, Teesside, without the fair–fur merger
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈbøːɡə/ (New-Zealand, Wales)
- /ˈbəːɡə/ (British, Southern, Standard)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kónh₂mder. Proto-Indo-European *kónh₂méh₂-der. Proto-Germanic *hanmōder.? Proto-Germanic *hammō Old High German hammeder.? Old High German Hamme Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰs? Proto-Indo-European *bʰergʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *bʰérgʰs? Proto-Germanic *burgz Proto-West Germanic *burg Old High German burg Old High German Hammaburg German Hamburg Proto-Indo-European *wer- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Germanic *warjaną Proto-Germanic *warjaz ▲ Proto-Germanic *-ārijazinflu. Old High German -āri Middle High German -ære German -er 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.
Meanings
- (informal) A hamburger.
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(as a combining form) A similar sandwich or patty.
She was planning to have a burger for dinner.
- (Australia, India, Ireland, New-Zealand, South-Africa, UK) 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).
- (Pakistan, derogatory, slang, usually) A stereotypical well-off Pakistani aspiring to a westernized lifestyle.
- (Internet, derogatory, qualifier:4chan slang) An American.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| burgers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
taco (fast food) · burrito (fast food)
Deriveds
burgery (Terms derived from burger (noun)) · burgernomics (Terms derived from burger (noun)) · clamburger (Terms derived from burger (noun)) · mushroomburger (Terms derived from burger (noun)) · smash burger (Terms derived from burger (noun)) · vegeburger (Terms derived from burger (noun)) · Aussie burger (Terms derived from burger (noun)) · Carolina burger (Terms derived from burger (noun)) · nothing-burger (Terms derived from burger (noun)) · nothing burger (Terms derived from burger (noun)) · Assburgers (Terms derived from burger (noun)) · buffaloburger (Terms derived from burger (noun)) · burger burn (Terms derived from burger (noun)) · burger highlife (Terms derived from burger (noun)) · Oklahoma onion burger (Terms derived from burger (noun)) · salmonburger (Terms derived from burger (noun)) · Burger League (Terms derived from burger (noun)) · porkburger (Terms derived from burger (noun)) · garden-burger (Terms derived from burger (noun)) · California burger (Terms derived from burger (noun)) · beanburger (Terms derived from burger (noun)) · burger steak (Terms derived from burger (noun)) · burgerlike (Terms derived from burger (noun)) · chicken burger (Terms derived from burger (noun)) · noodleburger (Terms derived from burger (noun)) · banquet burger (Terms derived from burger (noun)) · miniburger (Terms derived from burger (noun)) · steakburger (Terms derived from burger (noun)) · deerburger (Terms derived from burger (noun)) · burger flipper (Terms derived from burger (noun)) · nonburger (Terms derived from burger (noun)) · burger bun (Terms derived from burger (noun)) · vegan burger (Terms derived from burger (noun)) · burger bar (Terms derived from burger (noun)) · garden burger (Terms derived from burger (noun)) · vealburger (Terms derived from burger (noun)) · burger sauce (Terms derived from burger (noun)) · 40 burger (Terms derived from burger (noun)) · elkburger (Terms derived from burger (noun)) · Hawaii burger (Terms derived from burger (noun)) · burgerlicious (Terms derived from burger (noun)) · bitch burger (Terms derived from burger (noun)) · eat a burger (Terms derived from burger (noun)) · Luther burger (Terms derived from burger (noun)) · beefburger (Terms derived from burger (noun)) · vege-burger (Terms derived from burger (noun)) · nutburger (Terms derived from burger (noun)) · turkeyburger (Terms derived from burger (noun)) · pizzaburger (Terms derived from burger (noun)) · tunaburger (Terms derived from burger (noun)) · baconburger (Terms derived from burger (noun)) · charburger (Terms derived from burger (noun)) · veggie burger (Terms derived from burger (noun)) · crab burger (Terms derived from burger (noun)) · shrimpburger (Terms derived from burger (noun)) · turdburger (Terms derived from burger (noun)) · fur burger (Terms derived from burger (noun)) · tofuburger (Terms derived from burger (noun)) · crabburger (Terms derived from burger (noun)) · lamburger (Terms derived from burger (noun)) · soyaburger (Terms derived from burger (noun)) · soyburger (Terms derived from burger (noun)) · hamburger (Terms derived from burger (noun)) · Dagwood burger (Terms derived from burger (noun)) · flip burgers (Terms derived from burger (noun)) · fishburger (Terms derived from burger (noun)) · burgerless (Terms derived from burger (noun)) · Ramly burger (Terms derived from burger (noun)) · olive burger (Terms derived from burger (noun)) · chori burger (Terms derived from burger (noun)) · venisonburger (Terms derived from burger (noun)) · veggieburger (Terms derived from burger (noun)) · vegetarian burger (Terms derived from burger (noun)) · 50 burger (Terms derived from burger (noun)) · burger menu (Terms derived from burger (noun)) · butterburger (Terms derived from burger (noun))
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
eggburger · hamburger · steakburger · goatburger · mushroomburger · pizzaburger · elkburger · veggieburger · deerburger · gardenburger · salmonburger · beanburger · baconburger · clamburger · porkburger · noodleburger · soyaburger · venisonburger · soyburger · fishburger · cheeseburger · tofuburger · whaleburger · beefburger · crabburger · shrimpburger · vegeburger · lamburger · turkeyburger · buffaloburger · vealburger
Relateds
Synonyms
Translations (44)
nan-hbl 漢堡 /汉堡 (informal: hamburger) · hi बर्गर (informal: hamburger) · nrf bourgaille (informal: hamburger) · ar بُرْغَر (informal: hamburger) · tr burger (informal: hamburger) · yue 漢堡 /汉堡 (informal: hamburger) · el μπέργκερ (informal: hamburger) · nn burgar (informal: hamburger) · es búrguer (informal: hamburger) · mr बर्गर (informal: hamburger) · da burger (informal: hamburger) · et burks (informal: hamburger) · hi हैमबर्गर (informal: hamburger) · fr burger (informal: hamburger) · acw برقر (informal: hamburger) · sv burgare (informal: hamburger) · et burger (informal: hamburger) · ja バーガー (informal: hamburger) · hy բուրգեր (informal: hamburger) · ru бутербро́д (informal: hamburger) · fi purilainen (informal: hamburger) · ko 버거 (informal: hamburger) · nb burger (informal: hamburger) · cmn 漢堡包 /汉堡包 (informal: hamburger) · bg бу́ргер (informal: hamburger) · pt xis (informal: hamburger) · yue 漢堡包 /汉堡包 (informal: hamburger) · nan-hbl 肉敆 (informal: hamburger) · es burger (informal: hamburger) · ru бу́ргер (informal: hamburger) · th เบอร์เกอร์ (informal: hamburger) · eo hamburgero (informal: hamburger) · pt búrguer (informal: hamburger) · es burguer (informal: hamburger) · ar بُورْجَر (informal: hamburger) · cmn 漢堡 /汉堡 (informal: hamburger) · pl burger (informal: hamburger) · mi pākī (informal: hamburger) · eo burgero (informal: hamburger) · de Burger (informal: hamburger) · ga borgaire (informal: hamburger) · de Hamburger (informal: hamburger) · ru га́мбургер (informal: hamburger) · fo burgari (informal: hamburger)