hamburger

ham·burg·er

H0034800 (hăm′bûr′gər) also ham·burg (-bûrg′)n.1. a. Ground meat, usually beef.b. A patty of such meat.2. A sandwich made with a patty of ground meat usually in a roll or bun.

[Short for Hamburger steak, after Hamburg.]Word History: The German word Hamburger, literally meaning "from the city of Hamburg," begins to appear on American menus in the late 1800s during a period of heavy German immigration. At first, it is found in the form of hamburger steak, a name for a ground beef patty served as an entrée. Such a dish was apparently thought typical of German cuisine. When placed between two slices of bread, the hamburger steak became the hamburger sandwich, sometimes called a hamburger for short. The classic hamburger with bun and traditional toppings emerged in the early 1900s. As the tide of German immigration receded and the hamburger's associations with the city of Hamburg were lost, the ham was occasionally dropped from the burger, probably because the ham here was mistakenly thought to refer to the meat. This permitted not only the simple form burger but also the creation of endless variations such as cheeseburger, veggie burger, and tofu burger.

hamburger

(ˈhæmˌbɜːɡə) or

hamburg

n (Cookery) a flat fried cake of minced beef, often served in a bread roll. Also called: Hamburger steak or beefburger [C20: shortened from Hamburger steak (that is, steak in the fashion of Hamburg)]

ham•burg•er

(ˈhæmˌbɜr gər)

n. 1. a patty of ground beef. 2. a sandwich consisting of such a patty fried or broiled and served on a bun or roll. 3. ground beef. [1885–90; short for Hamburger steak; see -er¹]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hamburger - a sandwich consisting of a fried cake of minced beef served on a bun, often with other ingredientsbeefburger, burgerground beef, hamburger - beef that has been groundsandwich - two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between themcheeseburger - a hamburger with melted cheese on it
	2.	hamburger - beef that has been ground ground beefboeuf, beef - meat from an adult domestic bovinebeefburger, hamburger, burger - a sandwich consisting of a fried cake of minced beef served on a bun, often with other ingredients

Translations

汉堡包夹牛肉饼的面包片

hamburger

(ˈhӕmbəːgə) noun1. a round cake of minced beef, usually fried. 汉堡包2. a bread roll containing one of these. 夹牛肉饼的面包片

hamburger

→ 汉堡包zhCN

hamburger

1. Literally, a beef patty, typically served on a bun. I'm just going to get a hamburger with fries.2. A shares of stock in the McDonald's corporation. In this usage, the word is usually plural. How are your hamburgers doing, in light of the criticism McDonald's has faced lately?3. Someone regarded as insignificant and dumb. Don't worry about that fool, he's just hamburger.

make hamburger (out) of (someone)

To defeat, punish, or thrash someone decisively and severely. If he doesn't stop teasing me, I'm going to make hamburger of him. You better practice for Sunday's match, or your opponent will make hamburger out of you.See also: hamburger, make, of

make mincemeat (out) of someone

and make hamburger (out) of someoneFig. to beat or pound someone or something; to treat someone or something roughly. (As if chopping someone up.) If you don't behave, I'll make mincemeat out of you. Do you want Fred to make hamburger out of you?See also: make, mincemeat, of

make mincemeat of

Also, make hamburger of. Thrash, beat decisively, as in That bully will make mincemeat of my son, or The other team will make hamburger out of us. This idiom alludes to finely chopping up meat. The first term dates from about 1700, the variant from the first half of the 1900s. See also: make, mincemeat, of

make mincemeat of

defeat decisively or easily in a fight, contest, or argument. informalSee also: make, mincemeat, of

hamburger

n. a stupid and worthless person—meat. The guy is just hamburger. You can’t teach him anything.

hamburgers

n. shares in the McDonald’s corporation. (Securities markets. New York Stock Exchange jargon.) I want 400 shares of hamburgers. See also: hamburger

make hamburger out of someone/something

and make mincemeat out of someone/something tv. to beat someone or something to a pulp; to destroy someone or something. The puppy made mincemeat out of my paper. Say that again and I’ll make hamburger out of you! See also: hamburger, make, of, out, someone, something

make mincemeat of

Slang To destroy utterly: made mincemeat of the opponent's argument.See also: make, mincemeat, of

hamburger

noun

Synonyms for hamburger

noun a sandwich consisting of a fried cake of minced beef served on a bun, often with other ingredients

Synonyms

beefburger
burger

Related Words

ground beef
hamburger
sandwich
cheeseburger

noun beef that has been ground

Synonyms

ground beef

Related Words

boeuf
beef
beefburger
hamburger
burger