hamburgernoun
uk/ˈhæmˌbɜː.ɡər/us/ˈhæmˌbɝː.ɡɚ/hamburger noun (MEAT)
[ C ] informal burger, UK also beefburger a round, flat piece of minced beef, fried and usually eaten between two halves of a bread roll
[ U ] US UK mince beef that is cut into very small pieces, used to make hamburgers
Examples
- Go anywhere in the world and you'll find some sort of hamburger restaurant.
- We had lunch at a hamburger joint and then went to see a movie.
- Although it's only a quick snack, a hamburger is very calorific.
- That hamburger stand is a nice little earner.
- a king-size hamburger
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Sausages, burgers & stuffings
- baloney
- beefburger
- black pudding
- blood sausage
- boerewors
- corned beef
- croquette
- cutlet
- falafel
- fish finger
- loaf
- luncheon meat
- meat loaf
- meatball
- patty
- sausage meat
- snag
- Spam
- stuffing
- Vegeburger
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hamburger noun (SYMBOL)
[ C ] a symbol consisting of three horizontal lines that you can touch to see a menu, for example on a phone app