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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 )
( informal ) A hamburger .
( chiefly as a combining form ) A similar sandwich or patty .
( 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).
( Pakistan , usually derogatory ) A stereotypical well-off Pakistani aspiring to a westernized lifestyle .
( Internet slang , 4chan , derogatory ) An American .
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Etymology 2
Noun
burger (plural burgers )
Alternative form of burgher
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Afrikaans
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Dutch burger .
Noun
burger (plural burgers )
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 .
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burger (plural burgers )
burger
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from English burger .
Noun
burger c (singular definite burgeren , plural indefinite burgere )
burger
Dutch
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 )
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:
middle-class or bourgeois person, burgher
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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 )
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 )
burger
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French
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English burger .
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Noun
burger m (plural burgers )
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 )
a burger
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References
“burger” in The Bokmål Dictionary .
“burger” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB ).
Polish
burger
Etymology
Borrowed from American English burger .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈbur.ɡɛr/
Rhymes: -urɡɛr
Syllabification: bur‧ger
Noun
burger m animal (related adjective burgerowy )
( colloquial ) burger ( ground beef, especially that intended to be made into hamburgers )
Synonym: hamburger
Hypernym: kotlet
( 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 )
Alternative spelling of búrguer