hamburger
/ˈhæm.bə.ɡə/ · noun
Meaning
- 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.
- The patty used in such a sandwich.
- Ground beef, especially that intended to be made into hamburgers.
- (somewhat crude) An animal or human, or the flesh thereof, that has been badly injured as a result of an accident or conflict.
- A hamburger button.
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