Etymology

hamburger

ham·burger
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Today it means: A hot sandwich consisting of a patty of cooked ground beef or a meat substitute, in a sliced bun, usually also containing salad vegetables, condiments, or both. Full definition →

German Hamburger
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hamburger · noun, verb1

  1. German · borrowed fromHamburger“native of Hamburg”
  2. English todayhamburger

Shortening of Hamburger sandwich, Hamburger steak, etc., the first element borrowed from German Hamburger (“native of Hamburg”), equivalent to Hamburg + -er.

Hamburger · noun2

From Hamburg + -er.

Words from the same roots

GermanHamburger all →

Amburgey

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