Definitions for hamburgerˈhæmˌbɜr gər

ADVERTISEMENT

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

ham•burg•erˈhæmˌbɜr gər(n.)

  1. a patty of ground beef.

    Category: Cooking

  2. a sandwich consisting of such a patty fried or broiled and served on a bun or roll.

    Category: Cooking

  3. ground beef.

    Category: Cooking

Origin of hamburger:

1885–90; short for Hamburger steak; see -er1

Princeton's WordNet

  1. hamburger, beefburger, burger(noun)

    a sandwich consisting of a fried cake of minced beef served on a bun, often with other ingredients

  2. ground beef, hamburger(noun)

    beef that has been ground

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. hamburger(noun)ˈhæmˌbɜr gər

    a sandwich consisting of cooked ground beef between two halves of a bun

    a hamburger and french fries

  2. hamburgerˈhæmˌbɜr gər

    ground beef used for cooking

    one pound of hamburger

Wiktionary

  1. hamburger(Noun)

    A hot sandwich consisting of a patty of cooked ground beef, in a sliced bun, sometimes also containing salad vegetables, condiments, or both.

  2. hamburger(Noun)

    The patty used in such a sandwich.

  3. hamburger(Noun)

    Ground beef, especially that intended to be made into hamburgers.

  4. hamburger(Noun)

    An animal or human, or the flesh thereof, that has been badly injured as a result of an accident or conflict.

  5. Hamburger(ProperNoun)

    A person from Hamburg.

  6. Origin: From Hamburger, the adjectival form of Hamburg.


Translations for hamburger

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

hamburger(noun)

a round cake of minced beef, usually fried.

Get even more translations for hamburger »


Citation

Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"hamburger." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2013. Web. 22 May 2013. <http://www.definitions.net/definition/hamburger>.


The Web's Largest Resource for

Definitions & Translations


A Member Of The STANDS4 Network


Nearby & related entries:

Alternative searches for hamburger: