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hamburger

/ˈhæm.bə.ɡə/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A hot sandwich consisting of a patty of cooked ground beef or a meat substitute, in a sliced bun, sometimes also containing salad vegetables, condiments, or both.
  2. The patty used in such a sandwich.
  3. Ground beef, especially that intended to be made into hamburgers.
  4. (somewhat crude) An animal or human, or the flesh thereof, that has been badly injured as a result of an accident or conflict.
  5. A hamburger button.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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