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hamburger

/ˌhæmˈbʌrgər/
/ˈhæmbəgə/
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Other forms: hamburgers

A hamburger is a sandwich consisting of a cooked meat patty on a bun or roll. You can order a hamburger, fries, and a shake at most fast food restaurants.

Hamburgers are traditionally made with ground beef and served with onions, tomatoes, lettuce, ketchup, and other garnishes. You can also make a hamburger with turkey or other kinds of meat — although rarely, if ever, is ham used in a hamburger. Hamburgers were originally called "hamburg steak," named for the German city of Hamburg, although no actual connection between the place and the food has ever been documented.

Definitions of hamburger
  1. noun
    a sandwich consisting of a fried cake of minced beef served on a bun, often with other ingredients
    synonyms: beefburger, burger
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    types:
    cheeseburger
    a hamburger with melted cheese on it
    type of:
    sandwich
    two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them
  2. noun
    meat from a cow that has been mashed into very small pieces for use in burgers and other recipes
    synonyms: ground beef
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    type of:
    beef, boeuf
    meat from an adult domestic bovine
Pronunciation
US
/ˌhæmˈbʌrgər/
UK
/ˈhæmbəgə/
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