burger
//ˈbɜːɡə//
Forms
- Plural
- burgers
Definitions
1.A hamburger.(informal)
- I ate a burger, then went to bed.
2.A similar sandwich or patty.
- She was planning to have a burger for dinner.
3.Any sandwich that uses two bread rolls or buns (in North America it only refers to a sandwich with two buns or bread rolls and a meat patty).
- I ate a burger, then went to bed.
4.A stereotypical well-off Pakistani aspiring to a westernized lifestyle.(slang)
- I ate a burger, then went to bed.
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #5037
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *kónh₂mder.
Proto-Indo-European *kónh₂méh₂-der.
Proto-Germanic *hanmōder.?
Proto-Germanic *hammō
Old High German hammeder.?
Old High German Hamme
Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ-
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰsder.?