hamburger
a sandwich consisting of a cooked patty of ground or chopped beef, usually in a roll or bun, variously garnished.
ground or chopped beef.
Also called Ham·burg steak [ham-burg steyk] /ˈhæm bɜrg ˌsteɪk/ . a patty of ground or chopped beef, seasoned and fried or broiled.
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Origin of hamburger
1- Also called beefburger (for defs. 1-3) .
- Also ham·burg [ham-burg] /ˈhæm bɜrg/ (for defs. 1-3) .
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How to use hamburger in a sentence
"This is not about flipping hamburgers," says William J. Hoch, who started working here as a child in 1954 and now owns the place.
Where I served people looked forward to the Jamaican beef patties, fried chicken legs and hamburgers.
Tales of a Jailhouse Gourmet: How I learned to Cook in Prison | Daniel Genis | June 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTYou can put this whole thing—the supply chain and whatnot, and do it with hamburgers.
This 3-D Printer Can Change Fashion's Diversity Problem | Erin Cunningham | June 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHis passport is American, his favorite foods are pizza and hamburgers, and his favorite music is hip hop.
And all of that has occurred because this book describes the business practices of companies that sell hamburgers.
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The meal usually consisted of several hot dogs or hamburgers, a piece of pie and coffee.
Ticktock and Jim | Keith RobertsonI made hamburgers too that night, and they each ate two hamburgers.
Warren Commission (8 of 26): Hearings Vol. VIII (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy“Two hamburgers coming right up,” chuckled Mark, flattening twin hunks of ground meat on the grill.
Swamp Island | Mildred A. Wirt“Such bad luck I have this summer,” sighed Mark, expertly turning the hamburgers and salting them.
Swamp Island | Mildred A. WirtAt lunchtime Mrs. Miller broiled hamburgers on the charcoal grill out in the woodshed, which connected to the kitchen.
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British Dictionary definitions for hamburger
hamburg
/ (ˈhæmˌbɜːɡə) /
a flat fried cake of minced beef, often served in a bread roll: Also called: Hamburger steak, beefburger
Origin of hamburger
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