burger

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See also: Burger, Bürger, and -burger

English

Lounge Burger with Bacon

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Clipping of hamburger, rebracketing it as ham +‎ burger. From around 1939.

"American" sense likely a back-formation from Burgerland.

Noun

burger (plural burgers)

  1. (informal) A hamburger.
  2. (chiefly as a combining form) A similar sandwich or patty.
  3. (Australia, Fiji, India, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, UK) 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).
  4. (Pakistan, usually derogatory) A stereotypical well-off Pakistani aspiring to a westernized lifestyle.
  5. (Internet slang, 4chan, derogatory) An American.
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Etymology 2

Noun

burger (plural burgers)

  1. Alternative form of burgher

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Afrikaans

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Dutch burger.

Noun

burger (plural burgers)

  1. citizen
    'n Persoon is gewoonlik 'n burger van die land waarin hy of sy gebore is.A person is usually a citizen of the country in which he or she was born.
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Etymology 2

Borrowed from English burger, shortening of hamburger.

Noun

burger (plural burgers)

  1. burger

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from English burger.

Noun

burger c (singular definite burgeren, plural indefinite burgere)

  1. burger

Dutch

Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Related to burg (fortified town), burcht (castle). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

burger m (plural burgers, diminutive burgertje n, feminine burgeres)

  1. citizen, civilian
    • 1988, Het Boek, International Bible Society, Richteren 8:9:
      Daarom zei hij tegen de burgers van Pnuël: []
      So he said to the citizens of Penuel:
  2. middle-class or bourgeois person, burgher
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  • Afrikaans: burger
  • Negerhollands: borger
  • Papiamentu: birger (dated)
  • Sranan Tongo: borgu

Etymology 2

From hamburger or directly borrowed from English burger, both from English hamburger, from the German city Hamburg, from the name of a fortress in the area, Hammaburg. Related to etymology 1.

Noun

burger m (plural burgers, diminutive burgertje n)

  1. a burger; a hamburger or similar type of fast food, typically but not necessarily containing meat
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Estonian

Etymology

From hamburger.

Noun

burger (genitive , partitive )

  1. burger

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French

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English burger.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bœʁ.ɡœʁ | byʁ.ɡœʁ/

Noun

burger m (plural burgers)

  1. Synonym of hamburger (burger)

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

A shortening of hamburger

Noun

burger m (definite singular burgeren, indefinite plural burgere, definite plural burgerne)

  1. a burger

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Polish

burger

Etymology

Borrowed from American English burger.

Pronunciation

Noun

burger m animal (related adjective burgerowy)

  1. (colloquial) burger (ground beef, especially that intended to be made into hamburgers)
    Synonym: hamburger
    Hypernym: kotlet
  2. (colloquial) burger (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)
    Synonym: hamburger
    Hypernym: kanapka
    Hyponym: Big Mac
    Coordinate terms: cheeseburger, fishburger

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Further reading

  • burger in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • burger in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Noun

burger m (plural burgers)

  1. Alternative spelling of búrguer