hamburger

common noun

Syllable Decomposition

hamburger

borrowed from English hamburger, itself an ellipsis of hamburger steak ("minced beef steak", literally: "Hamburg-style steak"), composed of hamburger ("of Hamburg"), itself borrowed from German hamburger, and steak ("beef steak").

Definition

Synonyms

burgerhambourgeois

Plural

hamburgers

Translations

  • germangerman:Hamburger
  • englishenglish:hamburger
  • chinesechinese:漢堡包
  • koreankorean:햄버거
  • spanishspanish:hamburguesa
  • greekgreek:χάμπουργκερ
  • italianitalian:hamburger
  • japanesejapanese:ハンバーガー