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hamburger

[ ham-bur-ger ]

noun

  1. a sandwich consisting of a cooked patty of ground or chopped beef, usually in a roll or bun, variously garnished.
  2. ground or chopped beef.
  3. Also called Ham·burg steak [ham, -burg steyk]. a patty of ground or chopped beef, seasoned and fried or broiled.
  4. Digital Technology. hamburger menu.


hamburger

/ ˈhæmˌbɜːɡə /

noun

  1. a flat fried cake of minced beef, often served in a bread roll Also calledHamburger steakbeefburger
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of hamburger1

First recorded in 1880–85; short for Hamburger steak or Hamburg steak, a dish that originated in Hamburg, Germany, the port city from which many Germans emigrated to the United States, or in New York City and was made popular by immigrant Germans in the 19th century in Greater New York; -er 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hamburger1

C20: shortened from Hamburger steak (that is, steak in the fashion of Hamburg )
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Example Sentences

Ken Loach referred to them as “commodities like hamburgers.”

The two areas activated when hungry participants saw pictures of tasty pizza or juicy hamburgers.

There had been a lot of talk—and some interesting results, including a lab-grown hamburger that cost as much as a house to create—but making a dent in the commodity meat industry was not remotely on the menu.

Many consumers there use the same app to pay for utility bills, movie tickets and hamburgers.

Meanwhile, as Americans prepare to vote, they may be supporting a candidate who has received thousands of dollars from corporations — likely made possible by their own cravings for pizza, hamburgers, and coffee.

From Eater

As chefs set their sights upon upgrading the hamburger, an agreed-upon definition of the classic version was needed.

They knew the best hamburger spot in L.A. I used to frequent.

In El Reno, when you order a hamburger, an onion-fried burger is assumed, unless you instruct the cook to leave the onions out.

The cheese is arranged so that only about one-quarter of each slice rests atop the hamburger.

For those that need to visualize this, think about the way hamburger grease clogs your drains.

Such meat is very frequently combined with egg and then formed into small cakes or patties to make Hamburger steak.

His right hand was bandaged, and the knuckles of the left resembled a hamburger steak.

Yes, that wreck would have mangled a normal man into an unrecognizable mess of hamburger.

He defrosted some hamburger, fried it and ate it and then went mechanically down to the tavern.

The girl went five doors north and tried to enter a place called Tim's Hamburger House.

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