burger

The combining form –burger is used like a suffix indicating a kind of hamburger or other patty in a sandwich bun.

The form –burger comes from the end of the word hamburger, meaning “a sandwich consisting of a cooked patty of ground beef in a roll or bun.” The word hamburger itself comes from a shortening of a dish named Hamburger steak, from the German city of Hamburg.

An example of a word you may have encountered that features –burger is veggieburger, or vegeburger, “a flat cake of chopped seasoned vegetables that is grilled or fired and often served in a bread roll.”

The veggie– part of veggieburger is short for “vegetable,” and the –burger part of the word means “burger.” Veggieburger literally means “vegetable burger.”

What are some words that use the combining form –burger?

• baconburger
• gardenburger
• nothingburger
• soyburger
• turkeyburger

What are some other forms that –burger may be commonly confused with?

• -burg
• -burgh

Given the meaning of the form –burger, what kind of dish is a baconburger?